Lunch with Lord Fuller

John Fuller was born in Great Yarmouth and lives just outside Norwich with his family. He was appointed an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2019 for Public & Political Service. He was made a Peer in February 2024 and sits in the House of Lords as Lord Fuller of Gorleston-on-Sea in the County of Norfolk.

He gained a first-class degree in Agriculture [1990] and later in 1995 a Nuffield Scholarship to study advanced farming techniques in the United States. He occupies senior positions in the fertiliser industry and has other business interests, which include Directorships in diverse residential & commercial property, chemicals and farming enterprises.

He was leader of South Norfolk Council from 2007 until he stepped down last year to focus on his work in Parliament. During his time as Leader of the Council, he brought a commercial edge to the business of running a local Council.

At the Local Government Association he is Vice Chairman of the Economy & Resources Committee, which is responsible for Local Government Finance, Pensions and Economic Growth. He is a past Chairman of the District Councils’ Network and has served as the Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party in Local Government. Separately he has chaired the Local Government Pension Committee and is a member of the Scheme [LGPS] Advisory Board. He sat on the CIL Review and holds other national appointments.