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New Chair and Board Members

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The Minister for Communities has appointed a new Chair for NILGOSC, two new independent members and reappointed a current Board member.

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Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has appointed Mr Mark McBride as the Chair of NILGOSC from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2028. Mr McBride previously served as an Independent Member on the Committee from 1 May 2019 to 30 April 2023.

He has also appointed Mr Dooley Harte and Mrs Cathy Matthews as NILGOSC Independent Members with effect from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2028.

Ms Heather McKinstry has been reappointed as an Employee Representative Member. Her first four-year term finishes on 30 April 2025, with her second term from 1 May 2025 to 30 April 2029.

Further details can be found at Appointments to the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) | Department for Communities (communities-ni.gov.uk).

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