Committee details

The Cabinet is the executive decision-making body of the Council. The Council has appointed a Leader who is responsible for Cabinet, the executive decision making body of the council. The Leader has appointed Cabinet members, who have responsibility for work on a particular portfolio area and lead on policy development. The cabinet takes decisions collectively in public and cabinet members are jointly accountable for its decisions.

The Cabinet Members and their Portfolios are:

Shabir Pandor – Leader of the Council and holder of the Leaders Cabinet Portfolio

Cathy Scott – Deputy Leader and Cabinet member for Housing and Democracy

Carole Pattison – Learning, Aspiration and Communities

Graham Turner – Regeneration

Viv Kendrick – Children (Statutory responsibility for Children)

Naheed Mather – Environment

Will Simpson – Culture and Greener Kirklees

Musarrat Khan – Health and Social Care

Paul Davies – Corporate

Eric Firth – Transport

For further information of the areas covered within each Portfolio Area please see

Document Cabinet Portfolios 2022-2023 | Kirklees Council