David Lloyd (police commissioner)

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David Lloyd
Lloyd in 2012
Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner
In office
22 November 2012 – 8 May 2024
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byJonathan Ash-Edwards
Hertfordshire County Councillor
for Bridgewater
In office
9 May 2005 – 4 May 2017
Preceded byJulian Taunton
Succeeded byTerry Douris
Hertfordshire County Councillor
for Hemel Hempstead Town
In office
7 June 2001 – 9 May 2005
Preceded byJennifer Beesley
Succeeded byStephen Holmes
Personal details
BornDecember 1963 (age 60)
Bristol, England
Political partyConservative

David Edward Lloyd (born December 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician and financial adviser. He served as the Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner between 2012 and 2024. He was a member of Milton Keynes Council in the 1990s and was a member of Hertfordshire County Council from 2001 to 2017.

Early life[edit]

Lloyd was born in Bristol, England, and educated in Berkshire. He studied French at the University of Birmingham and at the University of Lyon.[1]

Career[edit]

Business career[edit]

Following university, Lloyd spent ten years working in banking.[1] Since then, he has worked as a financial adviser.[1][2]

Political career[edit]

Lloyd was a local councillor. From 1992 to 1996, he was a member of Milton Keynes Council. On 7 June 2001, he was elected as a member of Hertfordshire County Council.[1] Before being elected as PCC, he served as deputy leader of the county council.[3] He also served as Chairman of the Hertfordshire Police Authority.[4]

On 15 November 2012, Lloyd was elected the Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Hertfordshire Constabulary. He is the first person to hold this appointment; the PCCs were created to replace the now-abolished police authorities.[3] In 2024 it was announced he would not be standing for the role again.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "David Lloyd". Hertfordshire County Council. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ^ "David Lloyd". Hertfordshire County Council Register of Members' Interests. Hertfordshire County Council. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Conservative David Lloyd wins Hertfordshire PCC poll". BBC News. BBC. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  4. ^ "About David Lloyd". Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Hertfordshire's police commissioner election candidates". BBC News. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.