Leader of the council and cabinet members
Peter John became a councillor in Southwark in 2002, Leader of the Labour Group in 2004 and became Leader of the Council following the local elections in 2010.
Under Peter’s leadership, Southwark has become known for its’ progressive policies on regeneration, employment, council house building and public health. Southwark currently has the largest council house-building programme in London and is progressing major regeneration projects at the Elephant and Castle, Walworth, Canada Water and the Old Kent Road.
Since 2010 Southwark has seen an increase in its employment rate of more than 10%, with more than 40,000 more residents now in work.
Peter is the Chair of London Councils. He has been a member of the London Enterprise Action Panel since 2013 and is Chair of the Mayor’s Construction Skills Advisory Group.
Cabinet members portfolios
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Cabinet portfolio |
Cabinet member |
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Leader of the Council |
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Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure, Equalities and Communities |
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Community Safety and Public Health |
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Children, Schools and Adult Care |
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Housing Management and Modernisation |
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Environment, Transport Management and Air Quality |
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Finance, Performance and Brexit |
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Social Regeneration, Great Estates and New Council Homes |
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Growth, Development and Planning |
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Jobs, Business and Innovation |
Page last updated: 03 June 2019
