Membership - North East Combined Authority

Economic Development and Digital Advisory Board Membership

Durham

Elizabeth Scott

Lib Dem Email: elizabeth.scott@durham.gov.uk

Declared Interests

R-Cllr-E-Scott-Durham.pdf

Substitute

Amanda Hopgood

Lib Dem Email: amanda.hopgood@durham.gov.uk

Declared Interests

R-Cllr-A-Hopgood-Durham-1.pdf

Gateshead

Malcolm Brain

Councillor Malcolm Brain Labour Email: cllr.mbrain@gateshead.gov.uk

Declared Interests

R-Malcolm-Brain-Gateshead.pdf

Substitute

John Adams

Councillor John Adams Labour Email: cllr.jadams@gateshead.gov.uk

Declared Interests

R-Cllr-John-Adams-Gateshead.pdf

South Tyneside

Chair

Tracey Dixon

Leader of South Tyneside Council and Thematic Lead for Economic Development and Digital Labour Email: cllr.tracey.dixon@southtyneside.gov.uk

Declared Interests

R-Cllr-T-Dixon-South-Tyneside.pdf

Substitute

Margaret Meling

Councillor Margaret Meling Labour Email: Cllr.Margaret.Meling@southtyneside.gov.uk

Declared Interests

R-Cllr-M-Meling-South-Tyneside.pdf

Sunderland

Graeme Miller

Leader of Sunderland City Council and Chair of the North East Combined Authority Labour Email: cllr.graeme.miller@sunderland.gov.uk

Cllr Miller was appointed Leader of the Council in May 2018. He was first elected to the council in 2006 to represent Washington South ward where he is also school governor. Since 2020, Cllr Miller has served as Chair of the North East Combined Authority.

Before becoming Leader, Cllr Miller was the Cabinet’s portfolio holder for Health, Housing and Adult Services. Cllr Miller is particularly passionate about mental health as the basis for good overall health and wellbeing and he is a Health and Mental Health Champion for the city. He is a member of City Hospitals Sunderland Foundation Trust’s Council of Governors and Chair of Age UK Sunderland. He also represents the council and city on a number of bodies and organisations including the North East Combined Authority Leadership Board and North East Local Enterprise Partnership.

As Leader, Cllr Miller’s focus is continuing to work in partnership on the city’s economic regeneration, building on progress in relation to housing and infrastructure development and skills and employment opportunities.