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Councillor Jock Houston

Address:

Beechhurst, Hawick,

TD9 8LG.

Telephone (home):

01450375531

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Chairmanships:

Chairman of the Planning and Building Standards Committee, Chairman of the Teviot and Liddesdale Area Committee, Chairman of the Local Review Body.

Memberships:

Joint Consultative Group For Teachers, Performance Monitoring Panel, Admin Budget Working Group.

Other Public Service:

Citizens Advice Bureau Management Committee:- Roxburgh District, Escape Youth Cafe - Hawick, Hawick Legalised Police Cell Visiting Committee, James McLean Trust.


Biography:

Born in Cudal, New South Wales, Australia, 30th April 1942; Educated at Edinburgh Academy 1948 – 1960; Trinity College, Dublin 1960 – 1964 and Edinburgh University and Moray House College of Education 1965 - 1966.  History Teacher and Principal Teacher of Guidance, Hawick High School, 1966 – 2002. Trustees Warden, St Cuthberts Church, Hawick.  Scottish Qualifications Authority Examiner, 2000 to present date.  Jock has four grown up children and two grandsons, and has been very happily married to Kate since 1976.
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Register of Interest:

To view Councillor Houston's Register please go to the Register of Interests link on the Councillors' Menu Page.  Councillor Houston's Register was received on 17th May 2007.  The Register was updated on:- (i) 9th April 2008; (ii) 22nd December 2008; (iii) 22nd June 2009; (iv) 24th February 2010.

Political Affiliation:

Scottish Liberal Democrat

Elected:

03-May-2007

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