Gareth Bacon

Gareth Andrew Bacon (born 7 April 1972) is a Conservative Party 'additional member' of the London Assembly, elected in the May 2008 election.

Early life

Bacon was born in Hong Kong, and studied at the University of Kent at Canterbury where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in Politics and Government in 1996, followed by a Master of Arts degree in European Studies in 1997. He worked as head of the public sector division of Martin Ward Anderson from 2004.

Career

Prior to running for the Assembly, Bacon was elected to Bexley Council in 1998, 2002 and 2006 for Sidcup West ward (later renamed Longlands ward), serving as the Council's Vice Chairman of the Town Planning Committee (1998–2002) and as its Deputy Mayor (2001–2002). He was also Shadow Cabinet Spokesman for Environment Transport and Regeneration from 2003 to 2006 and after the 2006 elections, was appointed Cabinet Member for the Environment. He retained his Cabinet post after the Conservative election victory of 2010.