Every councillor is elected to represent a particular area of the county, but they may also play a specific role in running the council.

Leader

The current Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council is Councillor Mrs Kay Cutts. She is the Leader of the Conservative Group of Councillors, and because the Conservatives won the last local election in June 2009, she became the Leader of the Council.

The role of the Leader is to:

• provide effective leadership to Nottinghamshire by managing and leading Cabinet
• represent Nottinghamshire on other agencies
• act as an ambassador for the County by being a spokesperson
• promote the work of the County Council

Deputy Leader

The Deputy Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council is Councillor Martin Suthers OBE.

He deputises for the Leader when she is not available and leads on partnerships.

Portfolio holders

Portfolio holders are members of the Cabinet - they are also known as Cabinet Members. They are councillors who have been given responsibility to oversee specific areas of the council's work.

Cabinet members:

• Coun Richard Butler - Environment and Sustainability
• Coun Philip Owen - Children and Young People’s Services
• Coun John Cottee - Culture and Community
• Coun Mick Murphy - Community Safety
• Coun Kevin Rostance - Adult Social Care and Health
• Coun Richard Jackson - Transport and Highways
• Coun Andy Stewart - Personnel and Performance
• Coun Reg Adair - Finance and Property

Deputy Cabinet members

• Coun Allen Clarke - Children’s Social Services
• Coun Lynn Sykes - Youth Services
• Coun Keith Girling - Culture and Community
• Coun Bruce Laughton - Community Safety
• Coun Stuart Wallace - Adult Social Care and Health

Other appointments:

• Coun Carol Pepper - Business Manager
• Coun Chris Barnfather - Deputy Business Manager
• Coun Kevin Rostance - Deputy Business Manager

Committee chairs

Committee chairs are responsible for the effective conduct of their committee. Each Committee concentrates on specific areas of the Council's work.

Find out more about Committees.

Chairs of Overview and Scrutiny Committees

The chairs are responsible for the effective conduct of their committee. Each committee scrutinises a particular area of the council's decisions, policies, and services. This is known as 'scrutiny'.

Find our more about scrutiny.

Chairman

Every year, councillors elect one of them to be the Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council. The chairman is the Civic Head of the County Council. This is a ceremonial role, and the chairman does not have any extra political power or influence.

Find out more about the Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council.

Lord Lieutenant

The Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire is the local representative of Her Majesty the Queen. He represents the Queen at functions and ceremonies in the county, and is responsible for all Royal visits to Nottinghamshire.

The Lord-Lieutenant is not a councillor, and has no say in the running of the Council, but we do work closely together.

Find out more about the Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.