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David Prout - Director-General, Localism
David Prout has been a Director-General since 21 September 2009.
Prior to his role as Director-General David was Executive Director for Planning and Borough Development at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea from April 2007.
From February 2004 to March 2007 he was Director of Local Government Policy in the Department for Communities and Local Government and in October 2006 was responsible for the Local Government White Paper.
From 1999 to 2004 he was Private Secretary then Principal Private Secretary (from June 2001) to the Deputy Prime Minister in Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Cabinet Office and Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
From 1995 to 1998 David was environment attaché at the UK Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels. Prior to that he held a variety of posts in the Department of the Environment, including as part of the team that negotiated the Berlin mandate for the Kyoto Climate Change agreement.
He also worked in the planning department of Westminster City Council from 1990 to 1993 and as Architectural Adviser to the Victorian Society from 1991 to 1993.
David is married with two daughters.
