Andreas Kirsch - Councillor for Kingston upon Thames ( Chessington South and Malden Rushett Ward)

Councillor Andreas Kirsch

 Liberal Democrat  Chessington South and Malden Rushett Ward  Leader of the Council & Portfolio Holder for Heritage and Culture and Co-Chair - Corporate and Resources Committee

Email: Andreas.Kirsch@kingston.gov.uk

Council: Kingston upon Thames

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Member) Corporate and Resources Committee (Co-Chair) South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee (Member) Senior Staff Panel (Chair) Kingston Partnership Board (Member) Blue Badge Appeals Panel Place Committee (Member) South of the Borough Planning Sub-Committee South London Waste Partnership Joint Committee People Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

52 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Council Member

Council - Tuesday 16 December 2025 7:30 pm

December 16, 2025
Corporate and Resources Committee Co-Chair

Corporate and Resources Committee - Thursday 27 November 2025 7:30 pm

The Corporate and Resources Committee convened to discuss and make decisions on a range of strategic and financial matters, including approving a new four-year Inclusive Kingston Strategy, establishing a Special Purpose Vehicle for temporary accommodation, and awarding contracts for cloud data centre services and CCTV upgrades. The committee also reviewed the revenue and capital budget monitoring reports and considered a motion regarding the council's governance structure.

November 27, 2025
Kingston Partnership Board Member

Kingston Partnership Board - Thursday 13 November 2025 1:00 pm

November 13, 2025
South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee Member

South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee - Wednesday 5 November 2025 7:30 pm

The South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee met on Wednesday 5 November 2025, and approved Neighbourhood Community Grants for Man & Boy, Oxygen, and the Kingston Tamil Heritage Group. The committee also received updates on community policing, a report from the Community Manager, a Decisions Progress Update, and reviewed its Work Programme.

November 05, 2025
Senior Staff Panel Chair

Senior Staff Panel - Friday 24 October 2025 9:30 am

The Senior Staff Panel of Kingston upon Thames Council met on Friday 24 October 2025. Councillor Andreas Kirsch, Leader of the Council & Portfolio Holder for Heritage and Culture and Co-Chair - Corporate and Resources Committee, was scheduled to chair the meeting. The main item on the agenda was to interview candidates for the position of Director of Strategy & Transformation.

October 24, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

103 decisions · Page 9 of 21

Neighbourhood Community Grants Report

From: South of the Borough Neighbourhood Committee - Thursday 12 June 2025 7:30 pm - June 12, 2025

...to approve Neighbourhood Community Grants of £3,000 to Adriene's Thread Group for their Sow to Sew project and £2,715 to Sunray Community Centre CIC to support their youth club provision.

Recommendations Approved

Review of Proportionality

From: Annual Council on the rising of the Special Council meeting, Council - Tuesday 13 May 2025 7:45 pm - May 13, 2025

...to reflect changes to council committees, the council resolved to adjust the allocation of seats on committees and other bodies to maintain political proportionality, primarily shifting one seat from The Opposition Group to the Liberal Democrats.

Information Only

Appointments of Members to Committees, Panels and other bodies

From: Annual Council on the rising of the Special Council meeting, Council - Tuesday 13 May 2025 7:45 pm - May 13, 2025

...the Council approved recommendations for appointments of members to committees, panels, and other bodies for the 2025-2026 municipal year.

Recommendations approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 52

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 103