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, Education and Refugees
- Councillor Evelyn Akoto - Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing
- Councillor Stephanie Cryan - Cabinet Member for Communities, Democracy and Finance
- Councillor Helen Dennis - Cabinet Member for New Homes and Sustainable Development
- Councillor Dora Dixon-Fyle - Cabinet Member for Community Safety
- Councillor James McAsh - Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency, Clean Air and Streets
- Councillor Darren Merrill - Cabinet Member for Council Homes
- Councillor Catherine Rose - Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Leisure and Parks
- Councillor Martin Seaton - Cabinet Member for Jobs, Skills and Business
Deputy Cabinet Members
- Councillor Natasha Ennin - Deputy Cabinet Member for Equalities
- Councillor Emily Hickson - Deputy Cabinet Member for Green Finance
- Councillor Portia Mwangangye - Deputy Cabinet Member for Young People
- Councillor Leo Pollak - Deputy Cabinet Member for Housing Allocations
Details of the Leader and Cabinet’s areas of responsibility are outlined in the following sections.
Page last updated: 20 July 2023
