The leader was elected by fellow councillors at Annual Council last night following elections earlier this month.
The meeting also saw a new cabinet and deputies appointed to make decisions on resources and priorities to deliver and implement the budget and policies decided by the council.
The new cabinet is made up of:
• Cllr Roger Truelove - leader of the council and lead member for finance
• Cllr Mike Baldock - deputy leader and planning
• Cllr Richard Palmer - community
• Cllr Monique Bonney - economy and property
• Cllr Tim Valentine - environment
• Cllr Angela Harrison - health and wellbeing
• Cllr Ben J Martin – housing
The new deputy cabinet members are:
• Cllr Derek Carnell - finance
• Cllr Alastair Gould - planning
• Cllr Julian Saunders - community
• Cllr Sarah Stephen - economy and property
• Cllr Eddie Thomas - environment
• Cllr Hannah Perkin - health and wellbeing
• Cllr Ghlin Whelan - housing
The meeting also agreed new chairs for council committees and appointments to outside bodies.
For more information, including more details about what the cabinet portfolios cover, you can read the reports on the meeting agenda page
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