Councillor Bio

I was brought up in Canterbury where I went St Edmund’s School, and later the University for Creative Arts.    I am a Special Representative of the Foreign Secretary.   As a former British diplomat and Ambassador, I became a Latin American Specialist serving in Mexico, Brazil, Spain and Panama.  I moved to Sandwich in 2014 after leaving the Foreign Office.

I was first elected as a Sandwich Town Councillor in 2015, and re-elected in 2019 when also voted as Deputy Mayor.

I am also Deputy Leader of Dover District Council, Portfolio Holder for Community and Tourism, and one of two District Ward Councillors representing Sandwich & Woodnesborough

Council Service

Joined Council: May 2015