The Leader of the Council is Councillor Jim Logue. You can contact him at membersservices@northlan.gov.uk

The responsibilities of the Leader of the Council extend to responsibility for the vision, policies, strategies and consequent decisions of the whole council.

• The Leader of the Council ensures the council develops and maintains a vision for the whole of North Lanarkshire and exercises leadership in all decision making processes to support that vision.
• The Leader of the Council is the primary representative of the council and promotes the council's vision for North Lanarkshire and the policies and programmes adopted by the council.
• The Leader of the Council co-ordinates the work of all conveners within the council to ensure the effectiveness of the council as a whole and ensures that the exercise of all of the powers of the council and delivery of all of the services for which the council is responsible best contributes to the corporate objectives of the council.
• The Leader of the Council has particular responsibility for council's role of community leadership and oversees effective relationships with partner organisations.
• As Convener of the Policy and Strategy Committee, the Leader of the Council has particular responsibility for working with the Chief Executive in issues associated with the organisation and management processes of the council.
• The Leader of the Council secures advice from senior officers of the council, most usually through the Chief Executive.
• The Leader of the Council has a particular role in the promotion of an inclusive working environment involving all members of the council and in developing and encouraging effective working relationships among councillors and officers and maintaining and promoting high standards of conduct.