Leader, Provost and councillor roles announced

The Leader is Councillor Robin Currie and the Depute Leader is Councillor Gary Mulvaney.

The Provost is Councillor Maurice Corry and the Depute Provost is Councillor Liz McCabe.

Council Leader Robin Currie said:

“I am grateful and honoured to hold this role. It will be with all councillors working together, to address challenges and deliver progress, that we will achieve the best for our communities and the amazing area of Argyll and Bute.”

Provost Maurice Corry said:

‘It is a great honour and privilege to be Provost of Argyll and Bute. I look forward to working with enthusiasm and commitment, with my fellow councillors and employees of the Council, for the betterment of Argyll and Bute.”

Other appointments include:

Policy Lead councillors

NamePolicy Lead RoleDepute Policy Lead
Cllr Kieron GreenPlanning and Regulatory Services Cllr Amanda Hampsey
Cllr Amanda HampseyCare ServicesCllr Kieron Green
Cllr Andrew KainRoads and TransportCllr  Tommy Macpherson
Cllr Ross MorelandClimate Change and Environment ServicesCllr Peter Wallace
Cllr John McAlpineCommunity Planning and Corporate ServicesCllr Paul Kennedy
Cllr Robin CurrieEconomy and Rural Growth Cllr John McAlpine
Cllr Gary MulvaneyFinance and Commercial Services Cllr William Sinclair
Cllr Yvonne McNeillyEducationCllr Daniel Hampsey
Cllr Liz McCabeIslands and Business DevelopmentCllr Graham Hardie

Membership of Committees

Community Services

Environment, Development and Infrastructure

Policy and Resources

Planning, Protective Services and Licensing

Cllr Yvonne McNeilly (Chair)

Cllr Robin Currie (Chair)

Cllr Robin Currie (Chair)

Cllr Kieron Green (Chair)

Cllr Daniel Hampsey (Vice Chair)

Cllr Andrew Kain

(Vice Chair)

Cllr Gary Mulvaney (Vice Chair)

Cllr Amanda Hampsey (Vice Chair)

Cllr Paul Kennedy

Cllr John McAlpine

Cllr Kieron Green

Cllr Andrew Kain

Cllr Andrew Kain

Cllr Ross Moreland

Cllr Amanda Hampsey

Cllr Graham Hardie

Cllr Gemma Penfold

Cllr Andrew Vennard

Cllr Andrew Kain

Cllr Liz McCabe

Cllr Garret Corner

Cllr Tommy Macpherson

Cllr Ross Moreland

Cllr Paul Kennedy

Cllr Graham Hardie

Cllr Peter Wallace

Cllr John McAlpine

Cllr Peter Wallace

Cllr Liz McCabe

Cllr Garret Corner

Cllr Yvonne McNeilly

Cllr Daniel Hampsey

Cllr Amanda Hampsey

Cllr William Sinclair

Cllr Liz McCabe

Cllr Audrey Forrest

Cllr Audrey Forrest

Cllr Jim Lynch

Cllr Audrey Forrest

Cllr Jan Brown

Cllr Iain Shony Paterson

Cllr John Armour

Cllr Jim Lynch

Cllr John Armour

Cllr Gordon Blair

Cllr Ian MacQuire

Cllr Reeni Kennedy-Boyle

Cllr Fiona Howard

Cllr Julie McKenzie

Cllr Jan Brown

Cllr Willie Hume

Cllr Mark Irvine

Cllr Math Campbell-Sturgess

Cllr Mark Irvine

Cllr Gordon Blair

Cllr Luna Martin

Cllr Dougie McFadzean

Cllr Luna Martin

Cllr Dougie Philand

Cllr Willie Hume

Cllr Dougie Philand

Cllr Donald Kelly

Cllr Fiona Howard

 

Audit and Scrutiny

Argyll and Bute Harbour Board

Argyll Islands Sounding Board

Children’s Champions

Cllr Andrew Vennard 

Cllr Andrew Kain (Chair)

Cllr Liz McCabe (Chair)

 

Cllr Audrey Forrest

Bute & Cowal

Cllr Jim Lynch (Vice Chair)

 

 

Cllr Dougie McFadzean

Mid- Argyll, Kintyre & the Islands

Cllr Daniel Hampsey

Cllr Ross Moreland (Vice Chair)

Cllr Robin Currie (Vice Chair)

Cllr Graham Hardie

Helensburgh & Lomond

Cllr Graham Hardie

Cllr Andrew Vennard

Cllr Peter Wallace

Cllr Amanda Hampsey

Oban, Lorn & the Isles

Cllr Reeni Kennedy-Boyle

Cllr John McAlpine

Cllr Amanda Hampsey

 

Cllr Mark Irvine

Cllr Garret Corner

Cllr Kieron Green

Armed Forces Champion

 

Cllr Jim Lynch

Cllr Andrew Kain  

Cllr Maurice Corry

 

Cllr John Armour

Cllr Jim Lynch

 

 

Cllr Ian MacQuire

Cllr Julie McKenzie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cllr Dougie McFadzean

 

 

 

Cllr Reeni Kennedy-Boyle

 

 

 Area Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs

Area CommitteeChairVice Chair
Bute and CowalCllr Liz McCabeCllr Yvonne McNeilly
Helensburgh and LomondCllr Gemma PenfoldCllr Gary Mulvaney
Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the IslandsCllr John McAlpineCllr Robin Currie
Oban, Lorn and the IslesCllr Andrew KainCllr Kieron Green

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