Robin D. Cook
Robin David Cook is a British Conservative Party politician, a county councillor on Dorset County Council,an East Dorset District Councillor, and Mayor of Wimborne Minster in Dorset. He served as Mayor in 2006/07, 2008/09, and is Mayor again in 2011/12. He has been a town councillor since 2003, a county councillor since 2009, and a District Councillor since May 2011.
Employed in the retail sector at an early age, he served an apprenticeship in Harrods. He moved to Dorset in 1972, joining the Beales group of companies. In 1987 he moved to Wimborne and joined Tappers, a local firm, as the only non-family director. During the 1990s, he was chairman and president of the Wimborne Minster & District Chamber of Trade and was responsible for designing the current Town Guide, as well as bringing the present Christmas lighting scheme to the town.
He is married with two daughters, one son and four grandchildren. His many local commitments include being a Trustee of the Tivoli Theatre, a Trustee of the Friends of Victoria Hospital Wimborne, a volunteer at the Priest's House Museum, a member of Wimborne Militia and he is a representative for the council on the Citizens Advice Bureau Management Committee and is the Civil Protection Officer.
