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Key Political figures

Liberal Democrats
Conservatives
Labour

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Liberal Democrats

Jill Shortland	Leader of Council,
	Chairman of the Executive Board
Alan Gloak	Chairman of Council
Justin Robinson	Portfolio Holder for Health and Well-being,
	Deputy Leader of Council
Gloria Cawood	Portfolio Holder for Education
Pauline Clarke	Portfolio Holder for Strategic Services for Children and Young People
Sam Crabb	Portfolio Holder for Strategic Resources and Finance
Henry Hobhouse	Portfolio Holder for Community Safety
Hazel Prior-Sankey	Portfolio Holder for Planning, Transport and Waste
Alvin Horsfall	Portfolio Holder for Economic Development
Tony Shire	Portfolio Holder for Highways
David Greene	Portfolio Holder for Operational Resources and Finance
Steve Brooks	Chairman of the Regulation Committee

Conservatives

Ken Maddock	Leader of the Conservative Group
David Huxtable	Group Spokesperson on Finance,
	Chairman of the Audit & Resources Scrutiny Sub-Committee
Harvey Siggs	Group Spokesperson on Resources
Christine Lawrence	Group Spokesperson on Adult Primary Care,
	Chairman of the Community Scrutiny Sub-Committee
John Edney	Group Spokesperson on Economic Development
John Osman	Deputy Group Leader
Brigadier Christopher Wolverson	Group Spokesperson on Strategic Children’s Services and Education,
	Chairman of the Children & Young People’s Scrutiny Sub-Committee
Caroline Smeaton	Group Spokesperson on Children’s Social Care
Anthony Trollope-Bellew	Group Spokesperson on Highways and Planning,
	Chairman of the Environment Scrutiny Sub-Committee
William Wallace	Group Spokesperson on Environment and Community Safety

Stephen Martin-Scott	Chairman of the Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee

Labour

David Busby	Vice-Chairman of the Council,
	Leader of the Labour Group
Andrew Govier	Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee