David and his wife Sheila, who was born in Coventry, live in Westwood Ward. They have 5 married children and 5 wonderful little grandchildren. After time with the Royal Air Force, David was a career Foreign Service officer. He served altogether in RAF Tangmere, the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Bahrain; Congo; South Africa; Nigeria; Hannover and Bonn, both in Germany. He is disabled and permanently restricted to crutches. He has a BSc in economics, politics and history and an MA in International Studies. He is very proud to hold 3 Queen's Commissions. Sheila has a BA in Languages, is Chairman of a Twinning Association and much more.
Cllr David Skinner - tel: 024 7683 1039 (Council House), 024 7646 8106 (home) or david.skinner@coventry.gov.uk
Councillor (Westwood)