Leader of the council and cabinet members

Councillor Kieron Williams became Leader of the Council in September 2020. Kieron was elected as a Labour councillor in Camberwell Green ward in 2014. He joined Southwark’s Cabinet in 2018, taking on the jobs, skills and innovation portfolio, and has served as Cabinet Member for Housing and Modernisation since 2019.

Portrait of Councillor Kieron Williams — Councillor Kieron Williams, Leader of the Council

Leader and Cabinet Member portfolios

Councillor Kieron Williams - Leader of the Council
Councillor Jasmine Ali - Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children, Young People, Education & Refugees
Councillor Evelyn Akoto - Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing
Councillor Stephanie Cryan - Cabinet Member for Communities, Equalities & Finance
Councillor Helen Dennis/Cllr James McAsh (maternity cover) - Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency and Sustainable Development
Councillor Dora Dixon-Fyle MBE - Cabinet Member for Community Safety
Councillor Darren Merrill - Cabinet Member for Council Homes and Homelessness
Councillor Catherine Rose - Cabinet Member for Leisure, Parks, Streets & Clean Air
Councillor Martin Seaton - Cabinet Member for Jobs, Business and Town Centres
Councillor John Batteson - Deputy Cabinet Member for Employment
Councillor Natasha Ennin - Deputy Cabinet Member for Diversity
Councillor Kimberly McIntosh - Deputy Cabinet Member for Financial Support
Councillor Portia Mwangangye - Deputy Cabinet Member for Young People

Details of the Leader and Cabinet’s areas of responsibility are outlined in the following sections.

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Page last updated: 20 September 2022

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Leader and Cabinet Member portfolios

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