Councillors and committee roles

Leadership and strategic committees

Council leadership roles

  • Leader of the Council: Raymond Bremner, Wick and East Caithness
  • Convener: Bill Lobban, Badenoch and Strathspey
  • Vice Convener: Biz Campbell, Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
  • Vice Convener: Ken Gowans, Inverness South
  • Leader of the Opposition: Alasdair Christie, Inverness Ness-side

Strategic chairs

  • Senior strategic chair: John Finlayson, Eilean a' Cheò
  • Senior strategic chair: Ken Gowans, Inverness South

Strategic committees

Communities and Place Committee

  • Chair: Graham MacKenzie, Dingwall and Seaforth
  • Vice Chair: Hugh Morrison, North, West and Central Sutherland

Corporate Resources Committee

  • Chair: Paul Oldham, Nairn and Cawdor
  • Vice Chair: Morven Reid, Culloden and Ardersier

Economy and Infrastructure Committee

  • Chair: Ken Gowans, Inverness South
  • Vice Chair: Michael Green, Nairn and Cawdor

Education Committee

  • Chair: John Finlayson, Eilean a' Cheò
  • Vice Chair: Drew Millar, Eilean a' Cheò

Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Committee

  • Chair: David Fraser, Aird and Loch Ness
  • Vice Chair: Muriel Cockburn, Badenoch and Strathspey

Housing and Property Committee

  • Chair: Glynis Campbell Sinclair, Culloden and Ardersier
  • Vice Chair: Sarah Atkin, Black Isle

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