Steve Burgess, Green Councillor for Southside / Newington Ward
Dr. Steve Burgess is the Green Councillor in Southside/Newington. (Southside/Newington ward also includes the neighbourhoods of Blackford, Dumbiedykes, the Grange, Mayfield, Prestonfield and Sciennes.)
Steve was born in Edinburgh and has lived here most of his life. He went to school in Edinburgh and attended Edinburgh University where he studied Biological Sciences, later returning as a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for HIV Research at King’s Buildings.
After completing an MSc in Environmental Studies at Strathclyde University in 1996, Steve went to work for Greenpeace in New Zealand as a campaigner, including a tour of duty on the flagship Rainbow Warrior II. Returning to Scotland he ran the election office for a Scottish Green Party hopeful of a place in the new Scottish Parliament. When Robin Harper was elected as the first Green UK Parliamentarian in 1999, Steve joined Robin’s staff and worked in Parliament with the Green Group of MSPs for eight years latterly as Head of Research.
When not working in the Green Councillors office at the City Chambers, Steve might be found playing the fiddle at a Scots music session or walking in the mountains.
Steve is speaker on Environment issues for the Green Group of Edinburgh Councillors and is Green member of the Council’s Transport Infrastructure & Environment Committee, the Planning committee (including the Development Management Sub-Committee) and the Audit committee. He also sits on the climate change working group.
See full details of Steve’s contact details and surgery times.
See Steve’s press profile detailing articles and news items featuring Steve
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