Cabinet

At the Council meeting on 17 June 2009 Councillor Arthur Taylor was re-elected as Chairman of the Isle of Wight Council and Councillor Ian Stephens was elected Vice Chairman.

Councillor David Pugh was re-elected Leader of the Isle of Wight Council. He will also be the Cabinet Member for Governance and School Improvement.

Councillor George Brown was elected Deputy Leader. He will also be the Cabinet Member for the Economy, Tourism, Leisure and Planning.

Other members of the Cabinet are:

Cllr Edward Giles – Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport
Cllr Dawn Cousins - Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Social Care, Public Health and Housing
Cllr Tim Hunter-Henderson – Cabinet Member for Major Projects, Customer Service and Communications
Cllr Peter Bingham – Cabinet Member for Resources
Cllr Barry Abraham - Cabinet Member for Fire and Community Safety

Other appointments are:

Planning Committee – Chairman: Cllr Ivan Bulwer; Vice-Chairman: Cllr Richard Hollis
Licensing & General Purposes Committee – Chairman: Cllr Susan Scoccia
Audit Committee – Chairman: Cllr Roger Mazillius
Overview & Scrutiny Committee – Chairman: Cllr Jonathan Bacon
Scrutiny Panel: Children & Young People – Chairman: Cllr George Cameron
Scrutiny Panel: Adult Social Care, Health & Housing – Chairman: Cllr Margaret Webster
Scrutiny Panel: Economy, Environment & Transport – Chairman: Cllr Ian Ward
Scrutiny Panel: Fire & Community Safety – Chairman: Cllr David Williams
Investment Panel – Chairman: Cllr Roger Mazillius
Ethical Standards Committee – Chairman: Mark Southwell