They were selected at the party's annual meeting last night, and will be formally put into position at the council's AGM on May 21.

The Lib Dems elected their previous Shadow Cabinet to become the new Cabinet team, plus one extra person to fill an additional post.

Among them is the city's first Asian Cabinet member.

Group leader Paul Scriven was re-elected as group leader and is now set to become Council Leader.

The new team will be charged with delivering on the Lib Dems' five key local election pledges and promised 'to listen to local people and move power away from the Town Hall to communities'.

Coun Scriven said: "We will be working to make good on the manifesto commitments that local people overwhelming voted for at the local elections."

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THE TEAM

Leader - Paul Scriven, aged 42. Born in Huddersfield, he went to Manchester Polytechnic and lives in Hunters Bar with his partner who is a doctor in Derbyshire. He has experience as a senior manager in the NHS.

Deputy Leader - David Baker, 70. A former Lord Mayor, he is a classically-trained chef.

Children's Services and Lifelong Learning - Andrew Sangar, 41. Married to a local midwife, he has twin children and has lived in Sheffield for more than 23 years. He has been a political agent as well as a trainer for Lib Dem councillors across the country.

Finance and Customer Focused Services - Simon Clement-Jones, 38. Originally from Birmingham, he worked in the steel industry before setting up his own IT business.

Independent and Healthy Living - Steve Ayris, 56. Born in Gainsborough, he has lived in Sheffield since the early 1970s and works in the voluntary sector.

Housing and Sustainable, Safer Communities - Bob McCann, 60. Born in Belfast, he moved to Sheffield when his father got a job as a bus driver. Daughter Louise has just been elected to the council. He worked for 40 years in the motor trade and transport industry and is now a bar manager.

Climate Change and the Local Environment - Shaffaq Mohammed, 35. Married with three young children, he has lived in the Tinsley area since 1977 and is the first Asian Cabinet member in Sheffield. A former Co-op supermarket manager, he is now a youth worker.

Sustainable Development and Transport - Ian Auckland, 56. He moved to Sheffield 21 years ago and lives in Norton. He is a former bank manager.

Streetscene, Culture and Leisure - Sylvia Dunkley, 62. She lives in Millhouses and is a director in a local engineering company.

Employment and Enterprise - Sylvia Anginotti. She has lived in Sheffield all her life and is the partner of Coun Peter Moore, a previous council leader. She lectures at Sheffield College.

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