Overview of committee membership and office bearers
The Highland Council is represented by 74 elected members serving 11 four-member wards and 10 three-member wards.
The Highland Council is led by a coalition administration of the SNP and Highland Independent Groups. The opposition group is Scottish Liberal Democrats.
Leadership
- 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
- Senior Strategic Chair: John Finlayson, Eilean a' Cheò
- Senior Strategic Chair: Ken Gowans, Inverness South
Strategic Committees
- Chair: Graham MacKenzie, Dingwall and Seaforth
- Vice Chair: Hugh Morrison, North, West and Central Sutherland
- Chair: Derek Louden, Tain and Easter Ross
- Vice Chair: Calum Munro, Eilean a' Cheò
Economy and Infrastructure Committee:
- Chair: Ken Gowans, Inverness South
- Vice Chair: Michael Green, Nairn and Cawdor
- 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: Laurie Fraser, Nairn and Cawdor
Additional Committees and Boards
- Chair: Trish Robertson, Culloden and Ardersier
- Vice Chair: Ruraidh Stewart, Eilean a' Cheò
- Chair: Karl Rosie, Thurso and Northwest Caithness
- Vice Chair: Kate Willis, Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Gaelic Committee:
- Chair: Calum Munro, Eilean a' Cheò
- Vice Chair: Raymond Bremner, Wick and East Caithness
Highland and Western Isles Valuation Joint Board:
- Convener: Laurie Fraser, Highland Council
- Depute Convener: Donald Crichton, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Highland Council/NHS Highland Joint Monitoring Committee
Co-Chair:-
- Sarah Compton-Bishop, NHS Highland
- David Fraser, Aird and Loch Ness
Pensions Committee
- Chair: Thomas MacLennan, Fort William and Ardnamurchan
- Vice Chair: Derek Louden, Tain and Easter Ross
Pensions Board
- Chair:
Regulatory Committees
- Chair: Drew Millar, Eilean a' Cheò
- Vice Chair: Karl Rosie, Thurso and Northwest Caithness
South Planning Applications Committee (Wards 11-21):
- Chair: Vacant
- Vice Chair: Paul Oldham, Nairn and Cawdor
Planning Review Body:
- Chair: Vacant
- Vice Chair: Drew Millar, Eilean a' Cheò
- Chair: Sean Kennedy, Dingwall and Seaforth
- Vice Chair: Karl Rosie, Thurso and Northwest Caithness
- Convener: Jackie Hendry, Inverness Ness-side
- Vice Convener: Paul Oldham, Nairn and Cawdor
City and Local Committees
Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee:
- Chair: Russell Jones, Badenoch and Strathspey
- Vice Chair: vacant
Black Isle and Easter Ross Committee
- Chair: Lyndsey Johnston, Black Isle
- Vice Chair: Morven-May MacCallum, Black Isle
- Vice Chair: Maureen Ross, Tain and Easter Ross
Caithness Committee
- Chair: Ron Gunn, Thurso and Northwest Caithness
- Vice Chair: Struan Mackie, Thurso and Northwest Caithness and
- Vice Chair: Jan McEwan, Wick and East Caithness
- Provost of Thurso: Struan Mackie, Thurso and Northwest Caithness
- Provost of Wick: Jan McEwan, Wick and East Caithness
- Leader of Inverness and Area: Ian Brown, Inverness Millburn
- Depute Leader of Inverness and Area: Chris Ballance, Aird and Loch Ness
- Provost of Inverness and Area: Glynis Campbell Sinclair, Culloden and Ardersier
- Depute Provost of Inverness and Area: Jackie Hendry, Inverness Ness-side
- Depute Provost of Inverness and Area: Morven Reid, Culloden and Ardersier
Dingwall and Seaforth Area Committee
- Chair: Graham MacKenzie, Dingwall and Seaforth
- Vice Chair and Civic Lead: Margaret Paterson, Dingwall and Seaforth
Isle of Skye and Raasay Committee:
- Cathraiche: John Finlayson, Eilean a' Cheò
- Dreuchd Iar-Chathraiche & Ceannard Catharra: Calum Munro, Eilean a' Cheò
- Chair: Kate Willis, Fort William and Ardnamurchan
- Vice Chair: John Grafton, Caol and Mallaig
- Chair: Michael Green, Nairn and Cawdor
- Vice Chair: Paul Oldham, Nairn and Cawdor
- Provost of Nairn: Laurie Fraser, Nairn and Cawdor
Sutherland County Committee
- Chair: Richard Gale, East Sutherland and Edderton
- Vice Chair: Hugh Morrison, North, West and Central Sutherland
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh Committee
Co-Chair:-
- Biz Campbell, Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh
- Liz Kraft, Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh