National Park Authority Board

The National Park Authority Board meets in public at least four times a year. Agendas and papers for meetings are posted on this website one week in advance.

The Board of the National Park Authority has 17 members and is made up as follows:

Five members elected by a postal ballot of the local electorate on 1 July 2010 for a period of four years:

David McKenzie representing Ward 1
Owen McKee representing Ward 2
David Warnock representing Ward 3
Willie Nisbet representing Ward 4
David McCowan representing Ward 5

Six members appointed by Scottish Ministers (following assessment of applicants in accordance with the rules issued by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland):

Linda McKay (Convener)

Kate Sankey

Colin Bayes

Petra Biberbach

Lindsay Morrison
Angus Allan

Six members appointed by Scottish Ministers following nomination by the Local Authorities within National Park boundaries:

Councillor Craig McLaughlin (Deputy Convener) (West Dunbartonshire)
Councillor Tony Ffinch (Stirling)
Provost Fergus Wood (Stirling)
Provost William Petrie, O.B.E, J.P. (Argyll & Bute)
Councillor Ron Simon (Argyll & Bute)
Councillor Bob Ellis (Perth & Kinross)

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