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What is the Cabinet?
The Cabinet, also known as the Executive, is the main policy-making body of the Council and carries out Council functions that are not the responsibility of any other part of the Council, whether by law or under the constitution. It consists of an Executive Leader together with at least 2, but no more than 9, Councillors appointed by the Executive Leader.
At Wigan, the Cabinet (Executive) consists of eight senior Councillors who are each ‘Portfolio Holders’ for a major area of responsibility.
The Leader will maintain a list, setting out which individual Cabinet members are responsible for particular functions.
From May 2025, the Executive Leader has decided that eight Lead members will support the Cabinet members and attend Cabinet meetings.
In accordance with the Local Government Acts 1972 and 2000, they will not have decision-making powers in their own right.
See below names of portfolios of the eight Cabinet members and eight Lead members.
Cabinet members 2025/26
- David Molyneux MBE - Executive Leader, Portfolio holder for Economic Development and Regeneration
- Keith Cunliffe - Deputy Leader, Portfolio holder for Adult Social Care
- Paul Prescott - Portfolio holder for Planning, Environmental Services and Transport
- Dane Anderton - Portfolio holder for Children and Families
- Nazia Rehman - Portfolio holder for Finance, Resources and Transformation
- Susan Gambles - Portfolio holder for Housing and Welfare
- Chris Ready - Portfolio holder for Communities and Neighbourhoods
- Kevin Anderson - Portfolio holder for Police, Crime and Civil Contingencies.
Lead members 2025/26
- Samantha Brown - Lead Member for Climate Response and Sustainability
- Danny Fletcher - Lead Member for Leisure and Public Health
- Martyn Smethurst - Lead Member for Armed Forces and Veterans
- Yvonne Klieve - Lead Member for District Centres and Night Time Economy
- Laura Flynn - Lead Member for Youth Opportunities and Equalities
- Lawrence Hunt - Lead Member for Heritage and Building Conservation
- Lee McStein - Lead Member for Crime Prevention
- Paul Molyneux - Lead Member for Finance and Resources.
If you have any further questions, you can contact the Cabinet Office on 01942 827744.