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Updated 12th November 2009

One sentence: Jason Kitcat is a green politician, technologist and activist (jasonkitcat.com) — he is a Green City Councillor in Brighton & Hove and Head of Technology at grassroots parenting site Netmums.

One paragaph: Jason Kitcat is a green politician, technologist and activist (jasonkitcat.com). He is a Green City Councillor in Brighton & Hove and Head of Technology at grassroots parenting site Netmums. Through the Open Rights Group, Jason is a prominent digital rights campaigner, particularly in opposing the introduction of e-voting and e-counting.

Full biography:

Jason Kitcat is a Green City Councillor for Regency Ward on Brighton & Hove City Council. Jason is the local Green spokesperson on Health and Waste issues. Jason was a elected in a December 2007 by-election. He is a former Chair of Brighton & Hove Green Party and has a track record as a successful campaign manager. He led the local party to success in his own by-election, the 2009 European Elections (with Greens topping the city-wide poll) and the 2009 Goldsmid by-election, winning the Green’s first seat in Hove. Jason was a Green candidate for European Parliament in 2009.

Jason is a prominent digital rights campaigner, particularly with regards to electronic voting and counting. In 2007 Jason completed a part-time contract as e-voting co-ordinator at the Open Rights Group (a group he helped to found), where he continues to contribute in a voluntary capacity on their Advisory Council. Jason led 25 election observers in monitoring e-voting and e-counting across the 2007 English & Scottish elections. The resulting report helped set the agenda for electoral modernisation with e-voting no longer a government priority.

Jason is Head of Technology at Netmums, a leading grassroots parenting site. He has worked with online communities since the early 1990s and has founded or co-founded a number of technology related companies. He holds a BSc(Hons) from the University of Warwick in Computer Science & Management Science, MSc Technology & Innovation Management from the University of Sussex. Jason spent several years at Sussex studying for a doctorate on online Government consultations before choosing to focus his energies on active politics.

Jason is half English and half French-Canadian and married with one daughter.

More information: Full Resume

Fun Stuff:
Jason loves Jazz, Blues and Soul music, is a big Six Feet Under, West Wing and Ally McBeal fan. Favourite films: Swingers and Everyone Says I Love You. Favourite authors include Douglas Coupland, Neal Stephenson, William Gibson, Tom Wolfe, Iain M Banks and Truman Capote