Overview

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Newcastle City Council's Cabinet. Left to right: Irim Ali, Adam Walker, Alex Hay, Karen Kilgour, Dan Greenhough, Paula Maines, Paul Frew, Lesley Storey, Juna Sathian, Abdul Samad.

 

Cabinet is the part of the council that is responsible for most strategic decisions.

It includes the:

  • leader of the council
  • deputy leader
  • eight councillors with portfolio responsibilities

Decisions are either made by:

  • Cabinet
  • a committee of the Cabinet
  • individual Cabinet members
  • officers under powers delegated by Cabinet