Contact

Mail :
Lord Mayor's Parlour
The Council House
Chief Executive's Dept.
Plymouth City Council
Plymouth PL1 2AA
Phone :
01752 304858
Email :
lordmayor@plymouth.gov.uk
Fax :
01752 662059

The Lord Mayor

Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress 2009 to 2010

Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress

Councillor Ken Foster

Family

Ken has been married to fellow Radford ward councillor, Wendy Foster for 27 years. He has four grown-up step children and six step grandchildren

Education

Sutton High School

Career

Ken was employed in HM Dockyard for 35 years and served as a weapons technical officer.

He took early voluntary retirement and set up his own electrical business.

Political Career

He became a Devon County Councillor in 1995 representing Plymstock Radford.

He became a Plymouth City Councillor when Plymouth became a Unitary Authority.

He has served as a spokesperson on Planning, Housing and Waste and was Chair of the Plymstock Area Committee and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Panel and Vice-Chair of Resources and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Panel for 2008 to 2009.

He was a founder member of and also served for 27 years on Plymouth Cruse Bereavement Care, where he met Wendy, and is still a Member of the Executive Committee.

Interests

He plays several instruments and enjoys music and the theatre. He is a season ticket holder for Plymouth Argyle.