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.
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.
Page last updated: 20 September 2022
