Peter Chalke

In the Local Government Association of England and Wales (LGA) he was elected as deputy leader of the Conservative Group and was his party's spokesman on education.

[2] In April 1999, as Leader of Wiltshire County Council, Chalke was quoted in The Times on the need to do something to help refugees from the war in Kosovo.

He suggested that army bases in Wiltshire at Rollestone, Knook, and Westdown near Shrewton, could be made available and commented "We have a responsibility to do something to help and will be looking at whatever other accommodation there is available.

[11] He continues in business as a director of Brooklet Developments and ACC Properties Ltd.[12] In 1966, Chalke married Anne Rhind-Tutt,[6] a member of a long-established Wiltshire family.

[6] In the 1996 New Year Honours, Chalke was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for political and public services.