New LGYH Appointments
Local Government Yorkshire and Humber, the regional partnership of local authorities, hosted a successful Annual Conference and AGM last month at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham during which the new appointments for 2009/10 were announced.
Councillor Roger Stone, Leader of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, was confirmed as the next chair of Local Government Yorkshire and Humber taking over from Councillor Arthur Barker who has filled the seat for the last two years. Councillor Andrew Carter of Leeds City Council has been named as Vice Chair of LGYH.
Councillor Stone, who has been an elected member of the Council since 1988, said; “I have been a member of the LGYH Leaders Board for many years and am looking forward to the challenges that lay ahead in the next two years as the Chair of Local Government Yorkshire and Humber. I hope to continue and build on the admirable work of my predecessor Cllr Arthur Barker, bringing together the local authorities on issues of common purpose to further improve and develop the region. I also look forward to working with the new Vice Chair, Cllr Andrew Carter and the other members of the LGYH Leaders’ Board and the wider group of Leaders. By working together we can ensure that Yorkshire and Humber builds on its current successes and maintains its position as a leader in public service innovation and civic leadership.”
The LGYH Leaders Board has been confirmed for the forthcoming year with each of the Functional Sub Regions nominating two representatives each. The members have been confirmed as; Cllr Andrew Carter (Leeds City Council) and Cllr Kris Hopkins (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) representing the Leeds City Region; Cllr Roger Stone (Rotherham MBC) and Cllr Steve Houghton (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) for Sheffield City Region; Cllr Stephen Parnaby (East Riding of Yorkshire Council) and Cllr Andrew De Freitas (North East Lincolnshire Council) for Hull and Humber Ports City Region and Cllr Arthur Barker (Hambleton District Council) and Cllr John Watson (North Yorkshire County Council) for Local Government North Yorkshire and York.
Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the Four Regional Thematic Boards were confirmed as: Cllr Peter Box (Wakefield Council) as Chair of the Spatial Planning Board; Cllr Kris Hopkins as Chair of the Regeneration and Housing Board; Cllr Stephen Parnaby as Deputy Chair of Work and Skills board and Cllr John Watson as Deputy Chair of Transport.
For more information, contact Paul Cartwright on 01924 331629 or email paul.cartwright@lgyh.gov.uk.
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