Bill Lobban

• Appointment term: October 2022 - September 2027
• Appointed via Highland Council
• Committee membership: Audit and Risk Committee
• Committee Convener: Not applicable
• External representation: Local Outdoor Access Forum (LOAF) 

Bill Lobban has lived with his family in Aviemore for over 40 years. He is an experienced councillor who was first elected to represent local people in Badenoch and Strathspey in 2012. Since 2017, Bill has served as Convenor of the Highland Council, having been appointed for a second term following the 2022 local elections. 

Bill is currently Chair of the Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee and is a substantive member of the council’s Communities and Place Committee, Corporate Resources Committee, Pensions Committee, Appeals and Disputes Committee, Central Safety Committee and the South Planning Applications Committee. Bill is also a substitute member of the Highlands and Western Isles Valuation Joint Board. 

In addition to the above, Bill is also a Chair of the Council’s Redesign Board. 

As Convener of the Highland Council, Bill is a Commissioner of the Northern Lighthouse Board. 

In 2019 Bill was appointed as a Director of Cairngorm Mountain Scotland Ltd and is also an adviser to the Board of Grantown Museum. 

Register of interests: 

Category 1: Remuneration 

• Convener of the Highland Council
• Director of the Cairngorm Mountain Scotland Ltd 

Category 2: Other roles 

• Commissioner of the Northern Lighthouse Board
• Director of the Northern Lighthouse Heritage Trust
• Advisor to Board of Grantown Museum 

Category 3: Contracts 

• None 

Category 4: Election expenses 

• None 

Category 5: Houses, land and buildings 

• Part owner of family home 

Category 6: Interest in shares and securities 

• None 

Category 7: Gifts and hospitality 

• None 

Category 8: Non-financial interests 

• None 

Category 9: Close family members 

• None