Name: Johnathan K. Nelson
Profession/Occupation: Mayor, Pinscher
Johnathan was born in Pinscher in 1958, the youngest of three boys.
He was educated at Ahnoll Infants and Juniors and then St John's School, before gaining a place on an Arts Foundation Course at New Sedgeton Art College, where he pursued his love of painting, music and politics.
Whilst at Art College Johathan joined a band, who initially played thrash metal, but then evolved into something more progressive and innovative. The band signed a record deal with EMI and spent the next few years recording and touring Britain, Europe and the States.
By the mid nineties, the bands deal with EMI was over and as an interim measure, Johnathan got a job working for what was then the DSS.
The day after the band played their final gig, Johnathan enrolled with the Pinscher University and spent the next six years studying Social Science and Politics, graduating with a 2:1 in 2005.
In 1999 John and his wife started the process of becoming Foster Carers with Pinscher City Council and had their first child placed with them in 2000. In the last seventeen years, they have fostered 20 children.
Johnathan became a Curlew ward Councillor in 2010 and has sat on many of the Councils committees at different times.
He has been the Chair of the Children and Young People's scrutiny board for the last four years, he is a Trustee of Pinscher Museums and sits on the Adoption Panel.