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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA to recruit interim chief

The Local Government Association has launched the search for an interim chief executive as current chief Joanna Killian remains on ‘unplanned’ leave.

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By Heather Jameson | 16 March 2026
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The Local Government Association has launched the search for an interim chief executive as current chief Joanna Killian remains on ‘unplanned' leave.

The association announced Killian would take time of ‘for personal reasons' in January, amid the ongoing restructure of the organisation.

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