Following the election of a new Plymouth City Council Leader, members of the new Cabinet have been announced.
Councillor Richard Bingley, ward councillor for Southway, was elected as Council Leader at last night’s full council meeting (21 March). His new Cabinet team includes:
- Deputy Leader and Finance and Economy: Councillor Mark Shayer
- Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care and Planning: Councillor Dr John Mahony
- Cabinet Member for Customer Services, Culture, Leisure & Sport: Councillor Pat Patel
- Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Children and Young People: Councillor Charlotte Carlyle
- Cabinet Member for Governance, HR, IT & Community Safety: Councillor John Riley
- Cabinet Member for Climate Change: Councillor James Stoneman
- Cabinet Member for Transport: Councillor Jonathan Drean
- Cabinet Member for Homes & Communities: Councillor Rebecca Smith
- Cabinet Member for Environment & Street Scene: Councillor Bill Wakeham
Councillor Bingley said: "Sandwiched between Dartmoor and the Ocean, I lost my heart to Plymouth when I first moved here as a teenager. We are so rich in heritage and natural environmental beauty here.
"We have recruited into Cabinet a dynamic and diverse new team whose sole focus is one, united, Plymouth.
"Priorities will be to secure jobs and government investment into Plymouth. Whilst making Plymouth a safer and cleaner city to live in.
"In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with international conflict threatening stability everywhere, we do not have the luxury of division. We will, of course, continue to deliver priorities that matter to local people. And we very much welcome and embrace cross-party working for the good of our city."