Jean Stevenson
Ward
West Mainland
Address
C/o Orkney Islands Council, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
I was born and grew up in Costa, Evie, attended Stromness Academy and studied adult nursing in Aberdeen. I had a varied career in nursing: midwifery, cardiovascular intensive care, care of the elderly and nurse education.
In 1990, I moved to Sweden where I taught English and did further study and to gain a BA English, and an MSc in Health and Life Sciences. This led to doing research in eHealth and gaining a PhD in Health Informatics. I returned to Orkney in 2020, have a keen interest in the local community and became a councillor in 2022. I have two adult children, a son living in Sweden and a daughter in Aberdeen.
Committee Membership
Details of committee membership are available in the Related Resources section on this page.
Outside Interests
Family, walking, reading, wild swimming (we used to just call it swimming!).
Privacy Notice
Councillors represent residents as part of their work in the community. A Privacy Notice is available below. This provides information about the type of personal information Councillors might collect in carrying out their work, how it is collected, how it is used and how it is stored.
Contact details
- Address: C/o Orkney Islands Council, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
- Telephone: 01856 761856
- Mobile: 07587192680
- Email: jean.stevenson@orkney.gov.uk
How best to contact me
I can be contacted by email or by phone.
If you are unable to reach me, you can contact Democratic Services on 01856 873535 (extension 2780) or democratic.services@orkney.gov.uk and they will pass a message on to me.
Related resources
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Committee Membership 2024-2027
This document contains the Orkney Islands Council committee membership from May 2024 to May 2027. It lists councillors, their electoral areas and roles across the Council’s committees and boards, including policy, development, education, planning, licensing and audit. It also identifies teacher and church representatives and explains the abbreviations used for roles such as convener, chair, vice chair and proxy.
Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.
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Committee Membership 2024-2027 - By Ward
This document contains Orkney Islands Council committee membership from May 2024 to May 2027. It lists 21 councillors by electoral area and shows their membership or leadership roles on the Development and Infrastructure, Education, Leisure and Housing, Monitoring and Audit, Planning, and Licensing committees. A key explains the abbreviations used for convener, chair, depute leader, leader, vice chair and member.
Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.
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Committee, Sub-Committee and Board Membership 2024-2027
This document contains the membership of Orkney Islands Council committees, sub-committees and boards for 2024 to 2027. It lists each councillor and shows their involvement in areas including policy, finance, development, education, housing, licensing, planning, audit, policing and ferries. Symbols identify different roles and membership types.
Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.
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Councillors Privacy Notice
This document contains a privacy notice explaining how a councillor uses personal information when investigating concerns and responding to enquiries. It covers information received from you, other people and the Council, how it may be shared, and how sensitive information is handled. It explains your rights to access, correct, delete or limit use of your information, and how to withdraw consent. It also covers data security, storage, retention, UK-based processing and complaints to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.
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Jean stevenson register of members interest
This document contains the April 2026 register of interests for Jean Stevenson, councillor for West Mainland. It records roles with Orkney Islands Council and NHS Orkney, and former senior lecturing work at Linnaeus University in Sweden at 20% of full-time hours as of June 2025. No contracts, election expenses, property, shares, gifts, non-financial interests or close family interests are listed.
Please be aware that this summary has been generated using AI.