The English Council Executive

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The English Council Executive is responsible the administration and delivery of the Liberal Democrat ambitions and objectives as set out by the English Council.

When does the English Council Executive meet?

The 2025 Calendar

The English Council Executive meets 4 times a year to oversee the day-to-day management of the Liberal Democrats in England. Details of our meetings can be found on our calendar page, along with details of local events and other useful dates. To visit our Calendar page click on the link to the right.

Who sits on the English Council Executive?

Members of the English Council Executive

The English Council Executive has officers and members who are elected on a 2 year term by members of the English Council. It also has representations from the Chairs of each Region, the Chair of the English Young Liberals, and Representatives of the Party in England to the Party's Federal Committees sit on the Executive ex-officio. To see the full list of members please click on the link to the right.

How does the English Council Executive Operate?

Committees of the English Council Executive

The Officers are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Party in England. They lead some of the sub-committes that determine and deliver our objectives. For more information about those sub-committees please click the link to the right.

The members of the English Council are representative of the party in England through several routes.

5 Officers (Chair, 2 x Vice-Chairs, English Candidates Chair, Treasurer)
Directly elected members of the English Party
Regional Chairs of the 11 Regions (or their designated substitutes)
A representative of the English Young Liberals
Representatives of the English Party on Federal Party Committees.

The election of the members of the English Council Executive differs for each post.

The Officers and directly elected members of the English Party Executive are elected by the members of the English Council on a 2 year cycle.
The Federal Party Representatives are elected by the members of the English Council on a 3 year cycle in line with the Federal Party Elections.
The Regional Chairs are elected by all the Party members in their Region on regionally determined cycles on the basis of 1 member/1 vote.
The English Young Liberals Chair is elected under the rules of the English Young Liberals.
The 2 Vice Chairs are elected by the English Council Executive at its first meeting of the cycle.
The Treasurer and the Diversity & Inclusion Officer of the English Council are appointed by the English Council following recruitment from amongst all Party members.
The representatives of the Party in England on Federal Party Committees are directly elected by the English Council and are ex-officio on the English Council Executive.

Why so many electorates?

The Party in England is a federation of the Regional Parties of England and the English Young Liberals and so their direct representation on the English Council is essential in the democratic process. The officers and members must carry the support of the majority of members of the English Council, and the Treasurer and Diversity & Inclusion Officer are specialist roles requiring specialist skills.

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