Profile
Cllr Budden was re-elected as Chair of Liss Parish Council in May 2021 following a first 4-year term May 2013 to May 2017 and a subsequent period as Vice-Chair. Cllr Budden has lived in Liss for most of his life and joined Liss Parish Council in 2009 (he was subsequently elected in the uncontested Parish Council Elections for Liss in May 2019). As Chair Cllr Budden is a member of all sub-committees, including Staff Committee.
In addition to his parish council duties, Mr Budden is a member of East Hampshire District Council and District Councillor for Liss, together with being a trustee of the Liss, Greatham and Hawkley Friendship Fund and the Coryton Alms Houses Trust. He is also East Hampshire's representative on the South East Hampshire and Fareham and Gosport NHS Clinical Commissioning Group and Chair of the East Hants Rail Partnership.
Outside of council, Cllr Budden runs a successful Internet based publishing company.