Monmouthshire County Council (or Monmouthshire Council) (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Fynwy) is the governing body for the Monmouthshire principal area — one of the unitary authorities of Wales.
The current unitary authority was created in 1996 and covers the eastern half of the historic county. As of May 2012, the council is led by Peter Fox (Conservative), with Robert Greenland (Conservative) and Phylip Hobson (Liberal Democrat) as Deputy Leaders. The Chief Executive is Paul Matthews.
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