Councillor James Walsh
Party: Liberal Democrats
Division: Littlehampton East
More information about this councillor
Contact information
Correspondence address:
c/o County Hall
West Street
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1RQ
Phone: 01903 773771
Email: james.walsh@westsussex.gov.uk
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Committee appointments
- County Council
- Governance Committee (Substitute)
- Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee
- Local Assistance Network Task and Finish Group
- Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee
- Standards Committee
Terms of office
- 02/05/1985 - 04/05/1989
- 04/05/1989 - 06/05/1993
- 06/05/1993 - 01/05/1997
- 01/05/1997 - 07/06/2001
- 07/06/2001 - 05/05/2005
- 05/05/2005 - 04/06/2009
- 04/06/2009 - 02/05/2013
- 02/05/2013 - 04/05/2017
- 04/05/2017 - 06/05/2021
- 06/05/2021 -
Additional information
Cllr James Walsh lives in Rustington.
James was a Royal Navy Medical Officer from 1968 to 1973. He was a GP serving Rustington and Littlehampton from 1973 to 2013. He was a Royal Naval Reserve from 1973 to 1993, retiring as Director Medical Reserves as Surgeon Captain.
He has been a member of Arun District Council and Littlehampton Town Council since 1975. He is a past Chairman of Arun District Council and has been Town Mayor twice. He was Leader of Arun District Council from 2019 to 2021. He has been a member of West Sussex County Council since 1985 and is a past Chairman Social Services and Deputy Leader. James was a full Member of the EU Committee of the Regions for SE England from 1998 to 2002. He is a past Member and Chair of the Sussex Police Authority and a member and past Chair of Littlehampton Harbour Board.
He is a past Commander in charge St John Ambulance, Sussex and is currently Chairman. He is a former Director and Chair of the Arundel Festival. James is a lay reader and Special Minister Arundel Cathedral. He was knighted by HM the Queen in Order of St Johns October 2012.
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