Peter Brayshaw |
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Peter has lived in St Pancras and Somers Town ward for the last ten years, having spent most of his adult life in Camden. He has substantial previous experience as a Camden Councillor from 1990 to 1994, and from 2000 to 2006, representing Bloomsbury, where he used to live. He has been Vice-Chair of Planning and of Policy and Resources, and in the last Council was a Member of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission, and Chair of successive Scrutiny Panels on fuinance and budgets.
Peter has recently retired from working for decades as a professional economist, with spells at the TUC, the Engineering Training Board, the former GLC, and the Greenwich Waterfront Development Partnership. He has spent time as a Senior Lecturer in Urban Development and Planning at the University of Westminster, and the Deputy Director of the Local Economy Policy Unit at South Bank University (where he undertook research and consultancy on getting local jobs for local people across a range of London Boroughs).
Peter is an active member of the Curnock Estate TRA, and an elected local patient Governor of University College Hospitals. His priorities for St Pancras and Somerstown are to secure skills and jobs for the local people, to maintain and expand decent affordeable housing, to tackle health inequalities, and to maintain the cohesion of the ward's diverse communities. Peter is also national Vice-Chair of Action for Southern Africa (formerly the Anti-Apartheid Movement) and has advised - and learnt from! - the ANC Government of the New South Africa. |
Samata Khatoon |
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Samata has lived in Somers Town since the age of 9. She went to school locally, first to Argyle primary school and then to South Camden Community School. All Samata’s family live in the area and her son is now a student at the excellent Edith Neville Primary School, where she is a parent governor. During her spare time she does volunteer work, at present she is the treasure for Banglar shur (UK) also Editor for Young People Voice Magazine (Camden).
Samata previously worked for the Bengali Worker Association as a Senior Youth Worker for 8 years (Camden Youth & Connexions). She currently works for Honsery Road Children's Centre as a Family support worker (Islington Council) and she is studying for a degree in Criminology.
Samata joined the Labour Party because she wants to make a difference and be a voice for local people. She wants to do all that she can to make Camden a more equal place. |
Councillor
Roger Robinson |
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Roger Robinson has been Councillor for St Pancras and Somers Town ward from 2002. Previously served on council from 1964 – 71 and then 1974 – 78 and from 1998 – 2002 for St Pancras ward. He is a former chair Hampstead and Highgate CLP and St Pancras North CLP. Was head of Administration and Personnel and head of the General Secretary’s department, Labour Party head office from 1976 – 87. He is a former Labour Group Whip who has served on Housing, Staff, Planning, Equalities committees and is presently Opposition Lead on Housing.
Roger has served as school governor on Parliament Hill School (former vice chair); La Sainte Union; JFS, St Michaels; and as governor of Ruskin College, Oxford for 26 years until 2002.He is married, with 4 children, 2 grandchildren one great grandchild.
Roger has founded and served on Camden Committee for Community Relations, Camden Alzheimers Society and Labour Party Disabled Members Group, as well as being former CEO and now chair of Artsline, Disability Arts voluntary organisation. He is a member of AMICUS trade union.
Roger is a former magistrate from 1971 – 2007, inner London, served as a member of Industrial Tribunals, England and Wales and is a fellow of Chartered Institute of Personnel Development.
Email roger.robinson@camden.gov.uk |
