Welcome to Government Office for the North West

Beverley Hughes, Minister for the North West, has brought together key players from the public and private sectors to form the Joint Economic Commission for the North West.

The Commission will meet frequently for the immediate future to ensure that the region acts as one in protecting families and businesses during the current economic downturn.

The full list of members is as follows:

Beverley Hughes (Chair); Bryan Gray (Chair, NWDA), Lord Peter Smith (Chair, 4NW), Clive Elphick (Chair, NW CBI); Angie Robinson  (Chief Executive, GM Chamber of Commerce); Stuart Chambers (Chair, NW Business Leadership Team); Len Collinson (Director General, Private Sector Partners); Liz Meek  (Regional Director, GONW); Mike Farrar (Chief Executive, NW NHS); Dominic Brankin  (Director, Jobcentre Plus NW); David Grunwell  (Director, Network Operations NW, Highways Agency); Deborah McLaughlin (Regional Director Designate, Homes & Community Agency); John Korzeniewski (Regional Director, NW Learning and Skills Council); Richard Caulfield (Chief Executive, Voluntary Sector NW); Alan Manning (NW Regional Secretary of TUC).