Philip John Owen

I retired early from my professional post as Assistant Head of a large Comprehensive School and have been able to devote the necessary time to being your County Councillor for the past four years.  I have been married to Jill (Borough Councillor) for thirty years and have one son Andrew, who is a Doctor in the NHS. 

 

I am widely experienced as a Councillor having been first elected to the Nottingham City Council in 1976.  After moving to Nuthall I was elected to Broxtowe Borough Council serving as the representative for Nuthall for 16 years and holding a variety of senior posts including Deputy Leader of the Council.  Four years ago I was elected to serve as the County Councillor for the newly created Nuthall (Watnall, Strelley and Nuthall) Division.  My additional responsibilities as a County Councillor is to serve as a member of the Nottinghamshire Fire Authority and also to recruit Governors to fill the Local Authority places on School Governing Bodies.

 

I currently serve as a member of the Larkfield Infant School Governing Body having previously been a founder Governor of the Mornington Primary School. 

 

In addition to my Council work which occupies much of my time I act as a Chief Examiner for ‘A’ Level Biology and for IGSCE Human Biology.  I find this work particularly helpful in keeping abreast of developments in education which is one of the main areas of responsibility for the County Council.

 

I am a member of the Nuthall Methodist Church and also a member of the Nuthall and District Local History Society.