Councillor David Williams

Member:

Councillor Member appointed by Isle of Wight Council

Year appointed to the Police Authority:

2009

Member of committees:

• Personnel and Professional Standards Committee
• Performance Committee

Police Authority representative on the following bodies:

• Isle of Wight Local Strategic Partnership
• Isle of Wight Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership

Contact details:

Flat 6

Caernarvon Lodge
2 Clarence Road
Shanklin
Isle Of Wight
PO37 7BH

Via the Police Authority offices

Biography

David joined Hampshire Police Authority as a representative from Isle of Wight Council in June 2009. He was first elected to the Isle of Wight Council in May 2001, as the member for Shanklin North.

He was born in Cornwall in 1947, and until the age of 33 lived in a small village called Constantine, near Falmouth. On leaving school at 16, he embarked on an apprenticeship as a mason and plasterer. At the age of 26, David took a change of direction and entered sales and marketing, which he did for 27 years. In 1980 he moved to Birmingham, before settling on the Isle of Wight in 1988. At the age of 50, he took voluntary redundancy and is now self-employed as a plasterer.

Since 2005, David has held the position of Policy Commissioner for Safer Communities with Isle of Wight Council. He heads up a seven-strong team of councillors who are responsible for researching policies on issues relating to the Safer Communities, the Police, the Fire Service and Consumer Protection.