Cllr  Richard Chatterjee

Richard Chatterjee has been a Shirley Councillor since 2002 and is a civil servant with 16 years’ previous service as a hospital pharmacist. He has lived in Croydon since the age of 3 and an active member of Woodside Baptist Church for 33 years. Married with three school-age children, he also enjoys playing the piano, quizzes and open-water swimming. He is a firm believer in family values.

Cllr  Mike Fisher

Mike is a former Civil Servant who has been Leader of the Council since 2006. Married, with two young children, he has represented this area since 1998. Mike has always had a keen interest in education and the youth services in Shirley. He is currently a manager of the Shirley Youth and Community Centre. He was also a governor of Beckmead School in Monks Orchard Road, Shirley for over 10 years. Mike has opposed the inappropriate use of garden and back land sites for re-development in Shirley and was one of the main opponents of the plans by the Bethlem Hospital to build a Medium Secure Unit a few years ago. As Leader of the Council, he is particularly proud of the way that financial stability has been restored in his term of office, following the near-bankrupting of the borough under Labour.

Cllr  Janet Marshall

Janet Marshall has been a Councillor since 1986 and a Shirley resident for 40 years. She was Mayor for the year 2006/7. Her past experience on Licensing has recently proved useful together with many years of speaking at Planning Committee. Currently Chair of a School Governing Body and Vice Chair of Age Concern Croydon. As a former Spokesman for Equalities and Community Partnerships and Vice Chair of Social Services her knowledge and understanding of problems is immense. She has many interests including National Trust, ballet, music, theatre, six grandchildren, travelling and reading whodunits.