New finance lead for cabinet

Harrison Fowler takes the reins in cabinet change

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A new lead is heading up finance and resources in Leicestershire County Council’s cabinet.

Councillor Harrison Fowler is taking on the role – which includes HR, IT, property and investments - in place of Councillor Helen Butler, who is stepping down from the cabinet because of family commitments.

Councillor Fowler’s previous cabinet portfolio is being split between council leader, Dan Harrison, who is taking on Strategic and County Planning and Economic Development, with tourism to deputy leader, Councillor Kevin Crook.

Mr Fowler will also be retaining his role as the County Council’s representative on the East Midlands Freeport Board of Directors.

“Helen’s been a great cabinet member and I’d like to thank her for her hard work.

“Balancing a home life with being a cabinet member is hard. It’s to Helen’s credit she’s decided that she can’t give the role the time it requires.

“Harrison is a talented member of the Cabinet, and I know he will quickly get to grips with his new role.”

“Efficiency is my focus. With a £90m budget gap, my priority is working to see how we can drive down costs.”


There are now nine cabinet members.

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