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Councillor Konseler
Kate Ewert
Councillor for Cornwall Council Rame Peninsula & St Germans Division
Assumed office
2021
ConstituencySouth East Cornwall
Personal details
BornLiskeard, Cornwall
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
NationalityCornish
Political partyLabour Party
Residence(s)Millbrook, Cornwall
EducationCornwall College & University of Exeter
OccupationCouncillor
CommitteesAudit Committee

Central Sub-Area Planning Committee Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee Miscellaneous Licensing Committee Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Strategic Planning Committee
Websitehttps://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=5809

Kate Ewert is a politician, currently severing as an elected member of Cornwall Council and is the leader of the Cornwall Labour Party since May 2021.

Education

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Kate Ewert studied at Cornwall College and the University of Exeter between 2005 - 2008 with the Bachelor of Arts (BA) hons and History.[1]

Political career

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Kate was elected to Cornwall Council in 2021 during the Council elections and is currently standing to be re elected in 2025.[2]

She was elected to the Cornwall Labour Group leadership in May 2021 after a leadership election, She leads the local Labour Group on local polices, campaigns and actions.[3]

Kate has lead political campaigns within Cornwall and Devon with the national Labour Party during the 2024 General Election, She has worked with Plymouth MP's and Cornish MP's.

Kate has also worked with the Toll Free Tamar action group to call for cheaper tolls for people using the Torpoint Ferry and Tamar Bridge.[4]

She has shown support for devolution within Cornwall but does not support a Cornwall only path.[5]

Personal life

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Kate has two children and she is also married.[6]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-ewert-6a972162?originalSubdomain=uk. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Councillor details - Kate Ewert". democracy.cornwall.gov.uk. 2025-04-20. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  3. ^ "Kate Ewert". South East Cornwall Labour Party. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  4. ^ "Plymouth Labour politicians call for cheaper tolls for local people on Tamar Crossings". Luke Pollard MP. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
  5. ^ https://x.com/LeeTrewhela/status/1881733522555367912. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kate.ewert/about_life_events. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)