Essex Gets New Finance Chief

Councillor Chris Whitbread has been appointed Cabinet Member for Finance as Essex County Council. Cllr Whitbread has been the Conservative member for Epping and Theydon Bois since 2017. He also serves on Epping Forest District Council where he has represented Epping Lindsey and Thornwood since 1998.

Leader of the Council, David Finch, made the appointment to fill the Finance position that has been vacant since Gagan Mohindra was elected to the House of Commons in December. Cllr Mohindra also held responsibility for Property and Housing. These will now form part of Tony Ball’s Economic Development portfolio.

Published by Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson has been reporting on news in Warminster and the surrounding area for more than a decade. He hosts Community Chest on Warminster Community Radio each Saturday morning from 9am to 12 noon.

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