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Cabinet Members
Haringey Council's Cabinet Members
The Cabinet is a group of Councillors who take most of the decisions about what the council does. It is made up of a Leader and nine other Councillors. Each Cabinet Councillor looks after an individual area of responsibility. They make decisions on how our policies and services are delivered.
Below is a list of who the current Cabinet members are and a summary of their portfolio (areas of responsibility).
- Leader of the Council
- Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Families
- Cabinet Member for Finance and Strategic Regeneration
- Cabinet Member for Communities
- Cabinet Member for Local Investment and Economic Growth
- Cabinet Member for Transformation and Public Realm Investment
- Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Equalities and Leisure
- Cabinet Member for Housing and Estate Renewal
- Cabinet Member for Adults and Health
- Cabinet Member for Planning and Corporate Services
- Assistant Cabinet Member for Children and Families
Leader of the Council
Councillor Joseph Ejiofor
- Brexit Preparedness
- Communications
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Policy and Strategy
- Corporate Recruitment
- Council Performance
- Covid-19: Resilience, Recovery and Renewal
- External Partnerships
- Insourcing Policy and Delivery
Councillor Ejiofor's ward and contact details.
Tel: 020 8489 1625
Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Families
Councillor Kaushika Amin
- Adoption and Fostering
- Early Years and Childcare
- Looked After Children and Care Leavers
- Safeguarding Children
- Schools and Education
- Services For Children with Disabilities and Additional Needs
- 16-19 Education
Councillor Amin's ward and contact details.
Tel: 020 8489 1132
Cabinet Member for Finance and Strategic Regeneration
Councillor Charles Adje
- Accommodation Strategy
- Capital Strategy
- Commercial Partnerships
- Council Finances, Budget and MTFS
- Council Tax Policy
- High Road West and Love Lane Redevelopment
- Property - including Commercial Portfolio
- Tottenham Regeneration
- Wood Green Regeneration
Councillor Adje's ward and contact details.
Tel: 020 8489 5788
Cabinet Member for Communities
Councillor Mark Blake
- Chair - Community Safety Partnership
- Community Cohesion, Outreach and Resilience
- Community Safety and Police Engagement
- Culture and Libraries
- Food Security
- Prevent Programme
- Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour
- Voluntary and Community Sector and Community Buildings
- Youth Justice
- Youth Services
Councillor Blake's ward and contact details.
Tel: 020 8489 3171
Cabinet Member for Local Investment and Economic Growth
Councillor Gideon Bull
- Adult Learning, Training and Skills
- Business Engagement
- Commissioning Strategy
- Community Wealth Building
- Local Economic Growth
- Procurement
- SME Business Development
- Tackling Unemployment and Worklessness
- Town Centre and High Street Strategy
Councillor Bull's ward and contact details.
Tel: 020 8489 1360
Cabinet Member for Transformation and Public Realm Investment
Councillor Seema Chandwani
- Ceremonial and Commemorative Assets
- Customer Services
- Customer First Transformation Programme
- Parking and Parking Transformation (including Disabled Parking Action Plan)
- Revenue and Benefits and Ethical Debt Policy
- Street Scene Improvement and the Public Realm
- Waste Management Strategy
Councillor Chandwani's ward and contact details.
Tel: 020 8489 1360
Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Equalities and Leisure
Councillor Kirsten Hearn
- Air Quality
- Biodiversity and Trees
- Carbon Management and Zero 50
- North London Waste Authority Board Member
- Renewable Energy
- Parks and Open Spaces
- Sustainability (including the Council sustainability Agenda)
- Equalities
- Leisure
Councillor Hearn's ward and contact details.
Tel: 020 8489 1360
Cabinet Member for Housing and Estate Renewal
Councillor Emine Ibrahim
- Building Regulations
- Empty Homes Policy Implementation
- Estate Renewal and Resident Engagement
- Health and Safety Issues Related to Housing Stock (including implementation of the Hackitt Review)
- Homelessness and Rough Sleeping
- Housing Investment Programme
- Housing Strategy and Development
- Landlord Licensing and Enforcement
- Partnerships with Homes for Haringey and Social Landlords
- Private Rented Sector Engagement
Councillor Ibrahim's ward and contact details.
Tel: 020 8489 1132
Cabinet Member for Adults and Health
Councillor Sarah James
- Adult Social Care
- Chair - Health and Wellbeing Board
- Connected Communities
- Health and Social Care Integration
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Public Health
- Refugee and Migrant Support
- Safeguarding Adults
- Services For Adults with Disabilities and Additional Needs
- Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Prevention
Councillor James's ward and contact details.
Tel: 020 8489 3171
Cabinet Member for Planning and Corporate Services
Councillor Matthew White
Taking up post from 8 July.
- Council HR and Staff Wellbeing
- Electoral Registration and Electoral Services
- Emergency Planning
- Fairness Commission Implementation
- Information Management
- IT and Digital Transformation
- Licensing and Regulatory Services
- Liveable Neighbourhoods
- London Plan and NPPF Consultation
- Planning Enforcement
- Planning Policy and Delivery
- S106/CIL policy
- Strategic Transport
Councillor White's ward and contact details.
Tel: 020 8489 5788
Assistant Cabinet Member for Children and Families
Councillor Mahir Demir
- Safeguarding Assurance
- Service Performance
Councillor Demir's ward and contact details.
Tel: 020 8489 1132
