Jane Scott (politician)
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Jane Antoinette Scott OBE
(born 1947) is an English
Conservative
politician, Leader of the former Wiltshire County Council
from 2003 to 2009 and of its successor the new Wiltshire Council
from June 2009.
After leaving school, Scott trained for a career in agriculture
, then worked in the dairy
industry, on farms and also in public relations
work, marketing and lecturing. She moved to Wiltshire
in the early 1990s and in 1995 was elected to North Wiltshire
District Council. Two years later, she was elected to Wiltshire County Council
, and in 2001 became chairman of its Education Committee, then cabinet member for children, education and libraries, and finally Leader in 2003. In the county council, she represented the Kington
electoral division, in the district council Kington St Michael
. In the June 2009 first elections to a new Wiltshire Council
, which is a unitary authority
created by merging the county and its districts, she was elected for a new division called "By Brook". This includes the parishes of Biddestone
, Castle Combe
, Hullavington
, Grittleton
, Nettleton
, North Wraxall
, and Yatton Keynell
..
When chosen to head the county council in July 2003, she said: "Being elected leader of the council is a great honour and I intend to devote all of my time and energies to my new responsibilities." For some years, she was a member of the Local Government Association
's General Assembly and for a time her name was on the Conservative Party 'A' List
of parliamentary candidates.
She is currently a member of the National Youth Agency
and the Wiltshire and Swindon Learning Skills Council, chair of the Wiltshire Strategic Board, and a Local Education Authority
Inspector for Ofsted.
Married with three children, she lives near Chippenham
on a livestock farm.
Scott was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours
"for services to local government".
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 1947) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician, Leader of the former Wiltshire County Council
Wiltshire County Council
Wiltshire County Council was the county council of Wiltshire in the South West of England, an elected local Government body responsible for most local government services in the county....
from 2003 to 2009 and of its successor the new Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council is the unitary authority for most of the county of Wiltshire, in the West of England, the successor authority to Wiltshire County Council and to four districts—Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire—all of which had been created in 1973 and were...
from June 2009.
After leaving school, Scott trained for a career in agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, then worked in the dairy
Dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...
industry, on farms and also in public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
work, marketing and lecturing. She moved to Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
in the early 1990s and in 1995 was elected to North Wiltshire
North Wiltshire
North Wiltshire was a local government district in Wiltshire, England, formed on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the municipal boroughs of Calne, Chippenham, and Malmesbury along with Calne and Chippenham Rural District, Cricklade and Wootton Bassett Rural District and Malmesbury Rural District...
District Council. Two years later, she was elected to Wiltshire County Council
Wiltshire County Council
Wiltshire County Council was the county council of Wiltshire in the South West of England, an elected local Government body responsible for most local government services in the county....
, and in 2001 became chairman of its Education Committee, then cabinet member for children, education and libraries, and finally Leader in 2003. In the county council, she represented the Kington
Kington
- Places :In England* Kington * Kington, Herefordshire* Kington, Worcestershire* Kington Langley, Wiltshire* Kington Magna, Dorset* Kington St Michael, Wiltshire* West Kington, Wiltshire- People :* L. Brent Kington, American Artist and Metalsmith...
electoral division, in the district council Kington St Michael
Kington St Michael
Kington St Michael is a village and civil parish about north of Chippenham in Wiltshire.-Location:Kington St Michael is about south of junction 17 of the M4 motorway and Chippenham and about west of the A350....
. In the June 2009 first elections to a new Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council is the unitary authority for most of the county of Wiltshire, in the West of England, the successor authority to Wiltshire County Council and to four districts—Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire—all of which had been created in 1973 and were...
, which is a unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
created by merging the county and its districts, she was elected for a new division called "By Brook". This includes the parishes of Biddestone
Biddestone
Biddestone is a small, rural and rather picturesque Cotswold village in north west Wiltshire, England, with a population of 457 in 2001. It is situated near Castle Combe, Corsham, Giddeahall and Chippenham....
, Castle Combe
Castle Combe
Castle Combe is a small village in Wiltshire, England, with a population of about 350. It is renowned for its attractiveness and tranquillity, and for fine buildings including the medieval church. The 14th century market cross, erected when the privilege to hold a weekly market in Castle Combe was...
, Hullavington
Hullavington
Hullavington is an English village in Wiltshire, just to the north of the M4 motorway, 5 miles south-south-west of Malmesbury and 7 miles north of Chippenham.-History:Hullavington is first attested as Hunlavintone in the Domesday Book of 1086...
, Grittleton
Grittleton
Grittleton is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, 7 miles NW of Chippenham, Wiltshire at .The Grittleton House estate is the home of Grittleton House School, which was founded in 1951....
, Nettleton
Nettleton
Nettleton may refer to:People* Asahel Nettleton , an American theologian and pastor, an evangelist in the Second Great Awakening* John Nettleton, various people...
, North Wraxall
North Wraxall
North Wraxall is a small village and a civil parish in Wiltshire, England.-Location:The village is located west of Chippenham, on the A420 road going to Bristol.The neighbouring villages are...
, and Yatton Keynell
Yatton Keynell
Yatton Keynell is a village in Wiltshire, England. It is located about five miles west of Chippenham, and about five miles to the east of the border with South Gloucestershire, on the B4039 road via Castle Combe...
..
When chosen to head the county council in July 2003, she said: "Being elected leader of the council is a great honour and I intend to devote all of my time and energies to my new responsibilities." For some years, she was a member of the Local Government Association
Local Government Association
The Local Government Association is a voluntary lobbying organisation acting as the voice of the local government sector in England and Wales, which seeks to be an authoritative and effective advocate on its behalf....
's General Assembly and for a time her name was on the Conservative Party 'A' List
A List (Conservative)
The Conservative A-List or Priority List is a list of parliamentary candidates drawn up by Conservative Central Office at the behest of David Cameron after his election as party leader in December 2005, envisaged as a means of broadening the number of Conservative Members of Parliament from...
of parliamentary candidates.
She is currently a member of the National Youth Agency
National Youth Agency
The National Youth Agency is an educational charity in England that works in partnership with a wide range of public, private and voluntary sector organisations to support and improve services for young people....
and the Wiltshire and Swindon Learning Skills Council, chair of the Wiltshire Strategic Board, and a Local Education Authority
Local Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
Inspector for Ofsted.
Married with three children, she lives near Chippenham
Chippenham
Chippenham may be:* Chippenham, Wiltshire* Chippenham * Chippenham, Cambridgeshire-See also:* Virginia State Route 150, also known as Chippenham Parkway, USA* Cippenham, Berkshire, UK...
on a livestock farm.
Scott was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours
2010 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 2010, principally for the United Kingdom but also the Commonwealth Realms, were announced on 31 December 2009 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 2010....
"for services to local government".
See also
- Wiltshire Council election, 1997Wiltshire Council election, 1997Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on 1 May 1997. The whole council was up for election and the result was no overall control, with the Conservatives as the largest party....
- Wiltshire Council election, 2001
- Wiltshire Council election, 2005Wiltshire Council election, 2005Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on 5 May 2005. The whole council was up for election and the Conservatives held onto control.Most electoral divisions had boundary changes, and several were new, including three new two-member divisions, in Salisbury and Trowbridge.As with other...
- Wiltshire Council election, 2009Wiltshire Council election, 2009Elections to Wiltshire Council, a new unitary authority, were held on 4 June 2009.The whole council of 98 members was up for election, with each member elected in a single-member electoral division...