Cabinet
The Cabinet is the Council’s principal decision-making body. It comprises the Leader of the Council and up to nine Cabinet Members. The Leader is appointed for a four year term by Full Council, and then selects their Cabinet Members. Each Cabinet Member has responsibility for a defined service area or 'portfolio', which is set by the Leader. Collectively the Cabinet has responsibility for taking the day to day decisions within the Council. Cabinet Members may be assisted by other councllors in specific areas, referred to as 'portfolio holders', but those individuals do not have any decision making authority
Cabinet Members
Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Economic Development Cllr Philip Whitehead
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Corporate Services, Heritage, Arts, Tourism, Housing, Climate Change and Military-Civilian Integration Cllr Richard Clewer
Portfolio Holder for Heritage, Arts and Tourism - Cllr Atiqul Hoque
Portfolio Holder for Climate Change - Cllr Ashley O'Neill
Cabinet Member for Finance and Procurement Cllr Simon Jacobs
Cabinet Member for Communications, Communities, Leisure and Libraries Cllr Allison Bucknell
Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Sport - Cllr Jerry Kunkler
Portfolio Holder for Communities and Area Boards - Cllr Chris Williams
Portfolio Holder for Communications- Cllr Johnny Kidney
Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Public Health and Public Protection Cllr Laura Mayes
Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care Transformation- Cllr David Halik
Portfolio Holder for Public Health and Public Health and Public Protection- Cllr Ben Anderson
Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Skills Cllr Pauline Church
Portfolio Holder for Education and SEND - Cllr Jane Davies
Portfolio Holder for Children's Safeguarding - Cllr Peter Hutton
Cabinet Member for Spatial Planning, Development Management and Investment - Cllr Toby Sturgis
Cabinet Member for IT, Digitalisation and Operational Assets - Cllr Ian Blair-Pilling
Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Waste - Cllr Bridget Wayman
Portfolio Holder for Transport - Cllr Horace Prickett
Portfolio Holder for Streetscene - Cllr Sven Hocking
Portfolio Holder for Waste - Cllr Robert Yuill
Portfolio Holder for Flooding - Cllr Jonathon Seed
Portfolio Holder for Strategic Highways, AONB, ESIF and Canals - Cllr Fleur de Rhe-Philipe
