Alvechurch County Councillor George Lord has been chosen as the Leader of Worcestershire County Council.
Conservative Mr Lord, 69, who lives in Bromsgrove with his wife Margaret, served as a Bromsgrove councillor from 1976-1983 before becoming chairman of Finance from 1987-1991.
Mr Lord, a former teacher trainer and university lecturer, was elected to the county council in June 1997.
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