Councillor John Paschoud 


John Paschoud

Perry Vale Ward, London Borough of Lewisham


This page isn't meant to be updated much - but my councillor-blog is!

The official Lewisham Council page for Perry Vale ward 


I was elected in May 2006 as a Labour councillor for Perry Vale Ward.

I've been a councillor before (and you might want to see this preserved copy of a page about me from 1999 ...or not. When I started editing this 2006 version it was a bit scary to see how little had changed!)

I'm a governor of Perrymount Primary School and a member of the Co-operative Society, the AUT trade union, the British Computer Society, English Heritage, and the Labour Campaign for Open Local Government.

I have lived in South London for all of my adult life, and in Forest Hill since 1988.

I am married with four children born in 1980, 1985, 1988 and 1991 (and a grandson born in 1999) who have all been at Lewisham schools.

I believe that as councillors, we can be the most effective representatives of local people if we are ordinary local people, with ordinary lives, occupations and problems to deal with, and so I haven't tried to turn being a councillor into a full-time job.  I'm lucky enough to have a daytime job as well (at the London School of Economics as an Information Systems Engineer), so please be patient if you can't always contact me immediately on my home phone number (020 8291 5729);  if you can, it's often quicker to email me

As well as issues concerning constituents in Perry Vale, my areas of particular interest as a Lewisham Councillor have been:

I am active in The Labour Party locally and nationally, particularly in it's own uses of computers and communications and the development of Labour's policies for the British information technology industry and on issues such as information privacy.

Tel: 020 8291 5729
E-Mail Address: john.paschoud@lewisham.org.uk
(of course, I have an email address at Lewisham Council too - <john.paschoud@lewisham.gov.uk> - but mail sent there doesn't always reach me as quickly)
Website:  www.lewisham.org.uk/john/LBL/