Councillor Howard Sykes Leader of the Liberal Democrat Opposition on Oldham Council today announced his Leadership team for 2015/16.
Councillor Sykes said: “Following on from the unopposed appointment of myself as Leader and John McCann as Deputy Leader at our first Group meeting following the election, I am proud to now announce details of my full team for 2015/16. I am especially pleased to be able to appoint our two new Councillors Chris Gloster and Julia Turner to serve as members of the shadow cabinet.
Notes: details of positions are below.
The Lib Dem Group:Leader – Cllr Howard Sykes;Deputy Leader – Cllr John McCann;Group Chair – Cllr Dave Murphy;Group Vice-Chair – Cllr Rod Blyth;Political Secretary – Cllr Garth Harkness;Assistant Political Secretary – Cllr Val Sedgwick;Treasurer – Cllr Derek Heffernan;Group Secretary – Cllr Diane Williamson
Shadow Cabinet (Shadow Executive Members):
| THE SHADOW CABINET (SHADOW EXECUTVE MEMBERS) | |
| Name of Councillor | Portfolio |
| Economy and Skills Cluster | |
| Howard Sykes | Economy and Enterprise (Shadow Leader) |
| Garth Harkness | Education and Skills |
| Health and Wellbeing Cluster | |
| Rod Blyth | Social Care and Safeguarding |
| Chris Gloster | Health and Wellbeing |
| Neighbourhoods and Cooperatives Cluster | |
| Diane Williamson | Neighbourhoods and Co-operatives |
| Dave Murphy | Housing, Planning and Highways |
| Corporate Support | |
| John McCann | Finance and HR (Shadow Deputy Leader) |
| Julia Turner | Performance and Corporate Governance |
| Deputy Shadow Cabinet Members | |
| Derek HeffernanVal Sedgwick | Health and Wellbeing Cluster
Neighbourhoods and Co-operatives Cluster |
GM Fire and Rescue Authority: Cllr Derek Heffernan
Transport for Greater Manchester:Cllr Howard Sykes
Audit Committee: Spokesperson – Cllr Derek Heffernan
Overview and Scrutiny Board: Spokesperson – Cllr Diane Williamson
Performance and Value for Money Committee: Spokesperson – Cllr John McCann
Planning Committee:Spokesperson – Cllr Rod Blyth
Licensing Committee: Spokesperson – Cllr Val Sedgwick
Standards Committee: Spokesperson – Cllr Val Sedgwick
Petitioners and Traffic Regulation Orders: Spokesperson – Cllr Chris Gloster
District Executives:
Shaw and Crompton – Chair Cllr Diane Williamson
Saddleworth and Lees – Spokesperon Cllr Val Sedgewick