Russell Jones
- Appointment term: October 2022 - September 2027
- Appointed via Highland Council
- Committee membership: Governance and Resources Committees
- Committee Convener: Planning Committee and Resources Committee
- External representation: Staff Consultative Forum (SCF)
Russell Jones is an independent councillor, elected in May 2022, representing Highland Council’s ward 20, Badenoch and Strathspey. A member of the Joint Administration Group he is vice chair of Highland Council’s South Area Planning Committee and serves on the Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Redesign Board and Audit and Scrutiny Committee.
Russell works in Kingussie as manager of a renewable energy electricity generation plant and has spent most of his working life in civil works and plant hire. Proud to have been brought up and to live in this area, Russell enjoys the benefits and opportunities of an outdoor lifestyle. A former shinty player and President of Kingussie Camanachd Club, he began skiing on Cairngorm in the 1970s and also ‘enjoys’ endurance cycling, having cycled coast to coast across the USA and from the Artic Circle to the south of Spain in recent years.
Get in touch
You can contact the Park Authority board by emailing [email protected] or calling 01479 873 535. Please note that board members are not able to respond on live planning matters.
Register of interests:
Category 1: Remuneration
- Highland Councillor ward 20, Badenoch and Strathspey
- Timber and woodchip supply manager for Cairngorm Ski Services
Category 2: Other roles
- None
Category 3: Contracts
- None
Category 4: Election expenses
- None
Category 5: Houses, land and buildings
- None
Category 6: Interest in shares and securities
- None
Category 7: Gifts and hospitality
- None
Category 8: Non-financial interests
- Past President Kingussie Camanachd Club
Category 9: Close family members
- None
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