Irene Lucas
Chief Executive, South Tyneside Council
Irene Lucas was appointed as Chief Executive of South Tyneside Council in 2002. She has had a long successful career in local government, spanning 34 years and a variety of local authorities. She is renowned for her passion for the improvement agenda through consultation with communities and inspiring those leading and delivering services to excel by working as One Team.
She has held a number of public appointments including the BBC and the Sports Council of England and has worked with the FA, Premier League, Department of Culture Media and Sport and Sport England, to redistribute television rights funding to grass roots soccer across the UK.
Irene is currently a Board Member of the Institute of Public Policy Research (North East); and a member of the “Lifting the Burdens Task Force”.
Irene was awarded a CBE in the New Years Honours List.
