Hazel Watson, Dorking Hills

Hazel Watson has been a County Councillor since May 1993. Previously she represented Dorking North. She was born in Carshalton and is married with two teenage children.

Hazel Watson currently has the following roles as a County Councillor:

• Leader of the Liberal Democrat (main opposition) group;

• Spokesperson on Corporate Management and member of SCC's Corporate Management Select Committee;

• Member of SCC's Personnel and Appointments committee.

• Member of the Surrey Police Authority;

• Member of SCC's Local Committee in Mole Valley;

She has also been appointed by Surrey County Council as a member of the Surrey Local Government Association, the County Councils Network and the Local Government Association.

Hazel Watson is a Solicitor who specialised in Intellectual Property Litigation. She has previously worked for the Confederation of British Industry developing education and training policy. She has served on the Quaker Council for Social Responsiblity and Education.

Hazel has been a School Governor at The Ashcombe school in Dorking since 1993.

In her leisure time she enjoys spending time with her family, with the occasional trip to the theatre. The family usually travels to Greece in the summer and the Alps in the winter.

Related Link:

• The Ashcombe school, Dorking.