Interim Lead Member
Arrangements
Oldham Council has agreed interim Lead Member
arrangements while the Council works towards appointing a Council
Leader and Cabinet.
The arrangements provide political oversight
across the Council’s four directorates and a clear link
between residents, councillors and Council services.
Chief Executive Shelley Kipling will continue
to exercise delegated executive powers. Interim Lead Members
provide political oversight and advocacy but do not have executive
decision-making powers.
The arrangements will remain in place until a
Council Leader and Cabinet are appointed, or until the Council
decides otherwise.
Interim Lead
Members:
Resources
Lead Member: Councillor Sam Al-Hamdani
(Liberal Democrats)
Deputy Lead Member: Councillor Mark Kenyon (Liberal
Democrats)
Place
Lead Member: Councillor Arooj Shah
(Labour)
Deputy Lead Member: Councillor Elaine Taylor (Labour)
Children and Young
People
Lead Member: Councillor Mark Wilkinson
(Reform UK)
Deputy Lead Member: Councillor Gary Tarbuck (Reform UK)
Health and Adult
Care
Lead Member: Councillor Kamran Ghafoor
(The Oldham Group)
Deputy Lead Member: Councillor Aisha Kouser (The Oldham
Group)