Decision

1. That the appointments from GM Local Authorities to the AGMA Executive Board for 2026/27 be noted as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Substitute Member

GMCA

The Mayor

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Bolton

Akhtar Zaman (Lab)

Jackie Schofield (Lab)

Bury

Eamonn O’Brien (Lab)

Lucy Smith (Lab)

Manchester

Bev Craig (Lab)

Garry Bridges (Lab)

Oldham

Vacancy

Vacancy

Rochdale

Neil Emmott (Lab)

Tricia Ayrton (Lab)

Salford

Paul Dennett (Lab)

Tracy Kelly (Lab)

Stockport

Mark Roberts (Lib Dem)

Jilly Jullian (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Eleanor Wills (Lab)

Andrew McLaren (Lab)

Trafford

Tom Ross (Lab)

Liz Patel (Lab)

Wigan

Nazia Rehman (Lab)

Keith Cunliffe (Lab)

1. That the Portfolio Lead for Housing First be appointed to the Housing First, Planning and Infrastructure Commission.
2. That the appointment of ten members, nominated by Local Authorities to the Housing First, Planning and Infrastructure Commission for 2026/27 be approved as follows:

Local Authority

Member

GMCA Portfolio Lead

Bolton

Sean Fielding (Lab)

Bury

Ayesha Arif (Lab)

Manchester

Gavin White (Lab)

Oldham

Vacancy

Rochdale

Daniel Meredith (Lab)

Salford

Mike McCusker (Lab)

Stockport

Jake Austin (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Andrew McLaren (Lab)

Trafford

Liz Patel (Lab)

Wigan

Susan Gambles (Lab)

1. That the appointment of three members and two substitute members to the North West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee, from the nominations received from the GM Manchester Local Authorities, be approved as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Substitute Member

Bury

Alan Quinn (Lab)

Manchester

Mandie Shilton-Godwin (Lab)

Rochdale

Tricia Ayrton (Lab)

Salford

Philip Cusack (Lab)

Mike McCusker (Lab)

1. That the appointments and substitutes to the Greater Manchester Health Scrutiny Committee appointed by the Local Authorities, be noted for 2026/27 as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Substitute Member

Bolton

Julie Pattison (Reform)

Derek Bullock (Reform)

Bury

Elizabeth Fitzgerald (Lab)

Vacancy

Manchester

Basil Curley (Lab)

Vacancy

Oldham

Vacancy

Vacancy

Rochdale

Patricia Dale (Lab)

Richard Jackson (Lab)

Salford

Nathaniel Tetteh (Lab)

Su Matthews (Lab)

Stockport

Rachel Bresnahan (Lib Dem)

Karl Wardlaw (Lab)

Tameside

Sangita Patel (Lab)

Naila Sharif (Lab)

Trafford

Ben Hartley (Lab)

Mark Tobin (Lab)

Wigan

Debbie Parkinson (Lab)

Paul Molyneux (Lab)

1. That the appointments and substitutes to the Greater Manchester Statutory Functions Committee from members nominated by the local authorities, be approved for 2026/27 as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Substitute Member

Bolton

Nadeem Ayub (Lab)

Karen Hon (Lab)

Bury

Gavin McGill (Lab)

Michael Rubenstein (Lab)

Manchester

Tina Kirwin (Lab)

Leslie Bell (Lab)

Oldham

Vacancy

Vacancy

Rochdale

Susan Smith (Lab)

Georgina Jacques (Lab)

Salford

Hannah Robinson-Smith (Lab)

Jane Hamilton (Lab)

Stockport

Dan Oliver (Lib Dem)

Jilly Julian (Lib Dem)

Tameside

Leanne Feeley (Lab)

Hugh Roderick (Lab)

Trafford

Eve Parker (Lab)

Rose Thompson (Lab)

Wigan

Paul Kenny (Lab)

Kevin Anderson (Lab)

1. That the appointment of Rachel Massey (Rochdale) to the Halle Board be approved.
2. That the appointment of the Group Chief Executive Officer to the Halle Board be approved.
3. That the appointment of Nathaniel Tetteh (Salford) to the Peoples History Museum Board be approved.
4. That it be noted that Mishal Saeed was appointed to the Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Council of Governors for a 3 year term of office in 2025/26.
5. That the appointment of nine members and nine substitutes nominated by the Local Authorities to the GM Pensions Fund Management Panel for 2026/27, be approved as follows:

Local Authority

Member

Responsibilities held as per the TOR

Bolton

Martin Donaghy (Lab)

Deputy Leader

Bury

Sean Thorpe (Lab)

Deputy Leader for Cabinet Member, Finance and Corporate Services

Manchester

Andrew Simcock (Lab)

Executive Member for Finance and Resources

Oldham

Vacancy

Rochdale

Peter Hodgkinson (Lab)

Assistant Portfolio Holder for Finance

Salford

Philip Cusack (Lab)

Lead Member for Corporate Services

Stockport

Jilly Julian (Lib Dem)

Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources

Trafford

Joanne Harding (Lab)

Executive Member for Finance, Change & Governance

Wigan

Nazia Rehman (Lab)

Leader