The Liberal Democrats have announced the new cabinet. It’s a strong team bringing a wide range of experience to the council’s leadership. The positions will be confirmed at full council on 22 May.
Leader-elect Heather Kidd said:
“We’ve brought together a strong team that are raring to go, serving communities across Shropshire as the new Cabinet.
“There’s a really good breadth of experience, a number of strong public and private sector backgrounds, and councillors from all corners of the county.
“I believe this a very powerful mix of talent who will be laser-focused on delivering the change that Shropshire has voted for.
“This will mean reducing spend on consultants, repairing even more potholes, improving customer service across the council and resetting our relationship with town and parish councils to deliver better partnership working.
“Everyone knows that this will be difficult – and we still face very a tough financial situation – but the new administration is working to hit the ground running.
“We really feel that with fresh thinking and a new and different approach, we can change Shropshire Council for the better.”
Cabinet posts
Leader – Cllr Heather Kidd (Deputy for Policy Delivery Cllr Alison Williams)
Deputy Leader & Communities – Cllr Alex Wagner (Deputy for Communities Cllr Josh Dickin)
Finance – Cllr Roger Evans (Deputy Cllr Sho Abdul)
Social Care – Cllr Ruth Houghton (Deputy Cllr Sarah Marston)
Children & Education – Cllr Andy Hall (Deputy Cllr Neil Bentley)
Planning – Cllr David Walker (Deputy Cllr Ben Jephcott)
Highways & Environment – Cllr David Vasmer (Deputy Cllr Tom Dainty)
Housing & Leisure – Cllr James Owen (Deputy Cllr Jeremy Blandford)
Transport & Economic Growth – Cllr Rob Wilson (Deputy Cllr Robert Jones)
Health & Public Protection – Cllr Bernie Bentick (no Deputy)
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