Executive
Renfrewshire Council is administered by the Scottish Labour Party. The Provost of Renfrewshire (the council's ceremonial head and convenor) is still to be decided after the 2012 local election. The Leader of the Council, leader of the largest political grouping, is Cllr Mark Macmillan (Labour,Paisley South West)
The council's apolitical employed service is headed by a Chief Executive, who is responsible to the elected council for the delivery of its policies. This executive wing is divided into seven departments: the Chief Executive's Department, Finance and Corporate Services, Education and Leisure Services, Environmental Services, Housing and Property Services, Planning and Transport, and Social Work. Each department is headed by a Director, who is also an apolitical, paid member of staff.
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