Appointment of Leader, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Members
The Leader of the Council is appointed by Full Council for a four year term. The Leader is usually a member of the group with the political majority.
The Leader then appoints up to nine other councillors to serve with them on the Cabinet. These councillors are usually of the same political group as the Leader.
One of the Cabinet Members is appointed Deputy Leader. The Cabinet Members assume responsibility for different key areas of local governance.
Cabinet responsibilities
The Cabinet is responsible for:
- Running council services
- Ensuring delivery of best value
- Implementing policies
- Delivering services
- Approving new policies other than major policies
- Playing a leadership role within the city
- Generally promoting the economic, environmental and social wellbeing of the city
We will post decisions made by the Cabinet, also known as ‘Executive Decisions,’ on the Democracy Peterborough website within two days of them being made. View the Executive Decisions (opens Democracy Peterborough website).
The Leader publishes a rolling programme outlining the 'key decisions' likely to be taken over the next few months. This is called the Forward Plan (opens Democracy Peterborough website).
You can see the delegated functions for Cabinet and Cabinet Members in the Executive Functions section (part 3 section 3) of the Council’s Constitution on the Democracy Peterborough website.
Current Cabinet Members
- Leader of the Council - Councillor Mohammed Farooq
- Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Corporate Governance and Finance - Councillor John Howard
- Cabinet Member for Adults and Health - Councillor Saqib Farooq
- Cabinet Member for Children's Services - Councillor Ray Bisby
- Cabinet Member for Housing, Growth and Regeneration - Councillor Peter Hiller
- Cabinet Member for Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Change - Councillor Gavin Elsey
Cabinet Advisors
- Cabinet Advisor for Adults and Health - Councillor John Fox
- Cabinet Advisor for Housing, Growth and Regeneration - Councillor Chris Harper
Responsibilities of Cabinet Members
Further councillor information
Visit the Democracy Peterborough website for more information about all councillors.