Chair of Council
Our current Chair of Council is Councillor Sanjay Shambhu. The Vice Chair is Councillor Judy Adams.
The Chair is elected annually by our councillors and is a non-political role. The role of the chair is to lead official council meetings and represent the council at events.
Chair – Councillor Sanjay Shambhu 
Vice Chair – Judy Adams
Both Councillor Sanjay Shambhu and Councillor Judy Adams are involved in many local activities within South Gloucestershire.
They attend events such as official openings of new buildings, launching new projects, award ceremonies, local festivals, concerts, church services, schools and elderly persons homes.
Both the Chair and Vice Chair attend monthly citizenship ceremonies at Kingswood Civic Centre.
Councillor Sanjay Shambhu has chosen to support SSAFA the Armed Forces charity during his year in office.
You can nominate an individual or community group on our Chair’s community awards page.
Friday 25 November: Chair’s charity dinner at The Kendleshire Golf Club
email: chairofcouncil@southglos.gov.uk
phone: 01454 863019
write to: Chair of Council, PO Box 1953, Council Offices, Badminton Road, Yate, Bristol. BS37 0DB
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