Labour People
Ruth Potter
Councillor - Heworth
- I have been a Councillor for 12 years.
- I am Labour Cabinet member for Education, Children and Young People's Services.
- Within Heworth ward, I am a Governor at Tang Hall Primary School where my youngest daughter went to school, Chair of Tang Hall Community Centre Management Committee and Chair of Bell Farm Monitoring Group.
- I have lived in York since the age of five. My mum still lives in Huntington where I grew up. I love exploring York.
- I have two daughters, the youngest is at Newcastle University studying mathematics, and my eldest daughter and her two grandsons live in Norwich.
- I enjoy reading, knitting, making cards, dancing and walking.
- I have a BSc in the Social Sciences, a diploma in economics, a City and Guilds Teaching Certificate for adult education, a Pre-school Playgroup's Association Teaching Certificate and Diploma ‘working with under 5s' and an MA with the Open University in Social Policy.
- I just gained a higher certificate in local history at the University of York and I am a volunteer guide at the Mansion House
Blog
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Contact Ruth Potter
If you would like you contact Ruth Potter then please use thisemail link: cllr.rpotter@york.gov.uk
