New cabinet changes announced as Council Leader sets out plans for next year

In the Annual General Meeting, Matthew Hicks, leader of Suffolk County Council, announced changes to his Cabinet at Suffolk County Council with immediate effect.
Published: 24 May 2024

The new Cabinet and Deputies will now consist of:

  • Richard Smith – Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Economic Development and Skills
  • Beccy Hopfensperger – Cabinet Member for Adult Care
  • Paul West – Cabinet Member for Ipswich, Operational Highways and Flooding
  • Andrew Reid – Cabinet Member for Education and SEND
  • Bobby Bennett – Cabinet Member for Children and Young People’s Services
  • Philip Faircloth-Mutton – Cabinet Member for Environment, Communities and Equality
  • Chris Chambers – Cabinet Member for Transport Strategy, Planning and Waste
  • Steve Wiles – Cabinet Member for Public Health and Public Protection
  • Alexander Nicoll – Deputy Cabinet Member for Transport Strategy
  • David Roach – Deputy Cabinet Member for Fostering and Adoption
  • Nadia Cenci – Deputy Cabinet Member for Property and County Farms
  • Debbie Richards – Deputy Cabinet Member for SEND
  • Heike Sowa – Deputy Cabinet Member for Transformation
  • Richard Rout – Deputy Cabinet Member for NSIPs
  • Judy Cloke – Deputy Cabinet Member for Flooding
  • Craig Rivett, former Cabinet Member for Public Health and Public Protection, has resigned his position as county councillor for the Pakefield Division. Richard Rout has also stepped back from his Cabinet position.

As is customary for the Annual General Meeting, Councillor Hicks, who begins his seventh year as Leader of Suffolk County Council, set out his plans for the year.

You can read the speech from the meeting.