▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁leading ▁the ▁county ▁council ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁in ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Association ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 .< ref ▁name = w dp >' D ed id ated ▁to ▁Hel ping ', ▁Ob itu ary ▁in ▁Western ▁Daily ▁Press ▁dated ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁p . ▁ 1 4 , ▁cols ▁ 1 – 3 </ ref > ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Clar ke ▁moved ▁from ▁Som erset ▁to ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁to ▁marry ▁L iz , ▁sett ling ▁at ▁Tib ber ton ▁and ▁standing ▁un success fully ▁for ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁County ▁Council . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁Region ▁of ▁Arts ▁Council ▁England ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁N HS ▁South ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁Trust ▁Board , ▁a ▁Special ist ▁Ad vis er ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Commun ities ▁and ▁Local ▁Government , ▁and ▁implementation ▁manager ▁at ▁the ▁Im prov ement ▁and ▁Development ▁Agency . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Str oud ▁Theatre ▁and ▁the ▁Som erset ▁Arts ▁Part ners hip ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Word ▁on ▁the ▁Street ▁Ltd . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Clar ke ▁interven ed ▁in