The position of chair is held by a councillor and is apolitical.
The chair of the council is appointed each year in May at the council's annual general meeting, and the position is held for a period of one year.
A vice-chair is also appointed to represent the chair should they be unable to accept an invitation.
- The current chair is Councillor George Jabbour
- The current vice-chair is Councillor David Chance
If you wish to invite the chair of the council to attend an event to undertake official duties in the first instance, please contact:
Louise Heaps
Personal assistant to the chair
North Yorkshire Council
Room 4
County Hall
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL7 8AD
Tel: 01609 532203
Email: louise.heaps@northyorks.gov.uk
Please do not contact the chair or vice-chair direct or send correspondence to their home. All communications must come through the chair's personal assistant.