George Garlick
George Garlick was educated at Dartington Hall School and Hull University, obtaining a BA in Philosophy in 1978. After qualifying as a teacher, he taught in the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency’s college in Riyadh for two years before returning to England to become legally qualified.
After working as a solicitor with various councils in England he became Assistant Chief Executive with Cumbria County Council in 1993. In 1995 George was appointed as the first Chief Executive for Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
Since that time Stockton-on-Tees has developed into one of the United Kingdom’s leading local authorities with an unrivalled record of performance, continuing top rating in the national Comprehensive Performance Assessment Scheme and continuing public satisfaction improvement.
George has been active at regional and national level for a long period having chaired the Association of North Eastern Councils officer grouping for a number of years, chairing the North East Improvement Partnership and being active in a number of national fields.
In 2007 George was awarded with an OBE for services to local government. On 22nd September 2008 George became Chief Executive, Durham County Council.
George is married with one child. His interests are reading, walking and golf when he has the time.
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