The Cabinet | Leicestershire County Council

Leader and Cabinet members

Following the election on 1 May 2025, Reform UK are the minority administration.

Councillor Dan Harrison was confirmed as leader, and Councillor Joseph Boam as deputy leader at the Council meeting held on Wednesday 14 May 2025.

The Cabinet meets monthly and is responsible for the most important decisions affecting the council. It also makes recommendations to the council regarding the annual budget and major plans.

Browse minutes and agendas for Cabinet meetings

The Leader acts as the Chairman of the Cabinet and chooses up to nine other members.

Each Cabinet member is given specific roles or responsibilities:

Cabinet member	Role
Mr Dan Harrison CC	Leader National and regional relations Staff relations Local Resilience
Mr Joseph Boam CC	Deputy Leader Adults and Communities Adult Social Care, Libraries, Adult Learning, Heritage
Ms Helen Butler CC	Resources Financial Services, including the Medium Term Financial Strategy, Human Resources, ICT, Customer Service Centre Property Traded Services and Investing in Leicestershire Programme
Mr Charles Pugsley CC	Children and Family Services (designated Lead Member for Children and Young People) Education, Children’s Social Care SEND Community Safety
Mr Charles Whitford CC	Highways, Transport and Waste Roads, Public Transport, Public Rights of Way Home to School Transport Waste Services (waste disposal, recycling and household waste sites)
Mr Harrison Fowler CC	Strategic Planning and Economic Development County Planning responsibilities, marketing, promotion and tourism
Mr Michael Squires CC	Health, Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board Relations with NHS Public Health
Mr Adam Tilbury CC	Environment and Flooding Flooding responsibilities and the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Policy and strategy, including Local Nature Recovery Strategy Country Parks and Tree Strategy
Mr Virge Richichi CC	Community Relations Relations with the armed forces, town and parish councils, the voluntary sector Chair of the Leicestershire Rural Partnership Regulatory Services