Will Garton
Lay Member of Council
Will Garton is Director General for Local Growth, Communities and Devolution at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. He is responsible for leading the department’s work on English devolution. He also covers local growth policy, Investment Zones and Freeports and leads on local growth funding. He is further responsible for the legal and policy framework for elections.
Will was previously Director for Public Services at HM Treasury between March 2019 to March 2022, and before that was the Press Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Head of Communications. Earlier in his career, Will held positions across HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
