Simon Parker

Biographical Information
"Independent think tank the New Local Government Network (NLGN) has announced the appointment of Simon Parker as its new Director.

"Mr Parker joins NLGN from the Institute for Government where he is a Fellow. He was previously Head of Public Services for the think tank Demos and has worked on public services policy for the CBI, where he led programmes on local government and public sector employment reform. He has also worked as a journalist for the Guardian and LGC, where he contributed articles on public management and politics. He will take up the post in September."