Purpose
The purpose of each Advisory Board is to provide support and advice to the Mayor and Cabinet in steering and delivering the North East Combined Authority's strategies and programmes. Find out more about how our Advisory Boards work.
Areas of work
This board supports our work on housing policy and delivery, including building more social housing, as well as rural issues and the Rural Growth Fund. Including:
- housing policy and delivery
- social housing
- rural issues and Rural Growth Fund
Find out more about our mission 'A North East we're proud to call home'.
Membership
Councillor Andrew Husband (Chair) | Leader of Durham County Council |
| Councillor Chris Buckley | Gateshead |
| Councillor Paula Mains | Newcastle |
| Councillor John Harrison | North Tyneside |
| Councillor Colin Horncastle | Northumberland |
| Councillor Jane Carter | South Tyneside |
| Councillor Kevin Johnston | Sunderland |
| Matthew Bell | Homes England |
| Peter Gladwell | Legal & General |
| Paul Fiddaman | Chair North East Housing Partnership |
| Patrick Murray | Northern Housing Consortium |
| Dominic Smith | Home Builders Federation |
| Shaun Hope | Bishop Auckland College |
| Graham Thrower | Sunderland University |
| Jacqueline Myers | North East and Cumbria NHS ICB |
| Stephen Bell | Changing Lives |
| Don, Baron Curry of Kirkhale | Community Action Northumberland & Rural Design Centre |
| Tony Gates | CEO Northumberland National Park Authority |
| Professor Sally Shortall | Newcastle University |
| Sandra Manson | North East CA Business and Economy Board Member (Pegasus Group) |
| Kate Burrows | VCSE Representative (Durham Community Action) |