Phil Hobson

Phylip (Phil) Andrew David Hobson (born in 1968, Monmouthshire, Wales) is a Liberal Democrat politician. He is a County Councillor [1] for the Chepstow, Larkfield Electoral Division, and also a Chepstow Town councillor for the same district, having held the office of Mayor in 2004-2005. Re-elected in 2008 and 2012 to Monmouthshire County and Chepstow Town Councils [2].

Working for three years during the 2008-2012 term, he was the author of an affordable housing enquiry document called "A Place to Call Home", which was adopted by the Cabinet of the County Council and became official policy of the Council.

He was the Green Party candidate in the Kensington by-election, 1988. He was the Liberal Democrats Parliamentary Candidate for Manchester Central in 2001, and later for the Monmouth Constituency at the UK General Election in 2005.

Following inconclusive elections in 2012 for Monmouthshire County Council [3], a coalition was formed to run Monmouthshire County Council. These changes in governance saw Phil Hobson become joint Deputy Leader of a Conservative-Liberal Democrat 'Monmouthshire Partnership Administration'[4], co-authoring the agreement "Monmouthshire's Partnership Administration" detailing policy "that will deliver improved outcomes for the County and all of its communities."

In 2015, he was co-author of "Building Sustainable, Resilient Communities: Mid Term Report & Continuance Agreement 2015-2017" [5], a document reaffirming the Partnership Administration and detailing policy priorities through to the 2017 county elections.

A background in telecommunications and publishing, marketing, public relations and social media marketing and engagement, he worked as Chief of Staff and Regional Constituency Manager for Michael German OBE AM (now Lord German of Llanfrecha)[6], former Assembly Member for South Wales East, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the National Assembly for Wales (1999–2008) and Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, between 2002-2010.