Our Chairman
On Thursday 22 May, County Councillor Alf Clempson was appointed as the new chairman for 2025-26.
Born in Alexandria, on the banks of Loch Lomond, he moved to Blackpool at age 11 when his family bought a guest house. He joined the marine cadets at 13 and entered the Scots Guards at 16, beginning a 24-year military career. He served in Canada, Germany, and completed three tours of Northern Ireland, reaching the rank of Warrant Officer Class 2 before retiring in 2007.
After leaving the army, Councillor Clempson worked for Ben Wallace, then MP for Lancaster and Wyre. He was elected as County Councillor for Poulton-le-Fylde in 2013.
He is married to Lorna and has two daughters, Louise and Katie. As Chairman, he is keen to promote Lancashire and celebrate its achievements.
He said:
"I'm a great one for tradition so I want to try and get back to how things used to be and get Lancashire to celebrate what's good in it.
"I want to focus on good achievements, all the great work that's carried out whether it's voluntary or not, it's all about promoting Lancashire.
"Because I'm an adopted Lancastrian then I feel very close to Lancashire and it's a great honour for me to be sitting in this chair and I really intend to honour the chair and try and do my best in the role."
Councillor Clempson will be supported this year by the new Vice Chairman, County Councillor Lee Hutchinson.