Cllr Chloe Turner has been unanimously elected by the Green district councillors at Stroud District Council as their Group Leader.
She takes on the Group Leader role from Cllr Catherine Braun, who becomes deputy Group Leader.
Cllr Braun had been Group leader for four years and has stepped down to find a better balance with her day job. She continues in her role as district councillor for Wotton-under-Edge.
Cllr Turner will also be the Green Group’s nominee for Council Leader at the District Council’s Annual General Meeting on May 22, with Cllr Braun being the nominee for Deputy Council Leader.
Cllr Turner is district and county councillor for Minchinhampton.
Cllr Adrian Oldman, coordinator of Stroud District Green Party, said: “We’re delighted that Chloe has agreed to take on both these roles. As an experienced district and county councillor she is well placed to lead Stroud District Council through whatever the future holds with potential reorganisation of local government, keeping the focus on creating fairer, greener communities.
“Chloe is very well-respected locally for her commitment to supporting residents and her advocacy of climate, nature and social justice issues, and we are all excited for this new chapter.”
He added: “We want to say a huge thank you to Catherine. During her time as Leader, our councillor group, the wider Council and all of SDC’s many partners have benefited enormously from her insightful and collaborative leadership, and we’re very grateful that she has agreed to stay on and support in the Deputy Leader roles.”