Rae MacKenzie takes on a new role.
The veteran Stornoway South councillor was chosen by members of the committee in a close-run contest with Benbecula and North Uist councillor, Iain M Macleod, who was elected to the Comhairle in 2017.
The vacancy arose after the then vice-chair of the committee, Barra, Vatersay, Eriskay and South Uist councillor, Paul Steele, was elected chair of the authority’s Education, Sport and Children’s Services Committee in January 2021.
Under the Comhairle’s standing orders Cllr Steele then had to resign any other committee positions he had held.
Cllr Rae MacKenzie is the longest serving councillor in the authority’s history, having been elected nine times.
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