Geva Blackett

• Appointment term: October 2022 - September 2027
• Appointed via Aberdeenshire Council
• Committee membership: Audit and Risk Committee
• Committee Convener: Not applicable
• External representation: Cairngorms Tourism Partnership 

Geva has lived in Braemar for almost 32 years. Having served as a directly elected board member she is now an Aberdeenshire Council nominee to the board. Geva is the only Aberdeenshire councillor who actually lives in the National Park and is serving her third council term representing Aberdeenshire ward 15 that lies within the electoral ward five of the Cairngorms National Park. The main communities of this ward are Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside, and includes both the Lecht and Glenshee ski centres. Low-cost housing, particularly for local young people, is high on Geva’s agenda as is tourism and the economy. She is passionate about the wildlife and countryside that provide the economic, cultural and social backdrop to the lives of those who live and work in the Cairngorms and believes strongly that community capacity building is key to the National Park’s sustainable future. 

Register of interests: 

Category 1: Remuneration 

• Councillor - ward 15 Aberdeenshire Council
• Area Chair - Marr
• Husband owns and runs Yellow Welly Tours 

Category 2: Other roles 

• None 

Category 3: Contracts 

• None 

Category 4: Election expenses 

• None  

Category 5: Houses, land and buildings 

• Occupier and beneficiary of family trust owned Balnellan House, Braemar
• Part owner of 7 Canmore Road, Braemar, currently a short-term let 

Category 6: Interest in shares and securities 

• None 

Category 7: Gifts and hospitality 

• Invited by the Cairngorms Business Partnership to attend International Mountain Tourism Alliance, Guizhou Province, China 11 - 16 October 2018. All costs were covered by Cairngorms Business Partnership: £2,000 airfares, £175 visa costs, other related costs amounting to less than £50 in total paid by Cairngorms National Park Authority.
• Invited by the Cairngorms Business Partnership to attend International Mountain Tourism Alliance, Guizhou Province, China 11-16 October 2016. All costs were covered by Cairngorms Business Partnership. During visit the Secretariat of International Mountain Tourism Alliance provided hospitality including accommodation and meals at an estimated cost of £700. 

Category 8: Non-Financial Interests 

• Member – Braemar Community Ltd
• Member – Keep Care in our Communities
• Membership of Braemar Tourism Group
• Member of the Cairngorms Business Partnership
• Applicant/Proposed Trustee of the Deeside Community Game Larder

Category 9: Close family members 

• Husband is Chair of Marr Area Partnership
• Husband is Chair of Braemar Community Ltd