About the mayor
Councillor John Perry, Mayor of Maidstone 2024-2025
John Perry is married with three sons and four grandchildren. He has lived in Kent for most of his life and moved to Staplehurst in 2006.
John is a Chartered Certified Accountant with an honours degree in History and Classics and an MBA from one of the UK’s leading business schools. He has worked in both the private and public sectors and acted as an advisor to both the UK Government and Foreign Governments on the funding and financing of air navigation systems. He currently runs a consultancy company, which continues to provide economic and financial advice in this field.
He joined Staplehurst Parish Council in 2007 and was appointed Chairman in 2010. In 2014 he was elected to Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) as one of the two Ward Members for Staplehurst and appointed to the Cabinet with responsibility for Community and Leisure Service. John served as Chairman of the MBC Planning Committee for 2016/17 and as Chairman of the Audit, Governance and Standards Committee for 2021/22. He was Leader of the Conservative Group at the Council from 2017 to 2021 and Deputy Leader of the Council from 2022 to 2023. He has been Cabinet Member for Corporate Services, which includes the Council’s finances, from 2022 until 2024.
John continues to be an active Member of Staplehurst Parish Council and is currently its Vice-Chairman. He is also a Trustee of the Friends of All Saints Church Staplehurst.
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