About the District Team

Structure

In Great Britain and Ireland we have a slightly different structure at District level to that in other parts of the world in that all our officers are democratically elected. This is due in part to the cultural and geographical difficulties experienced in other parts of the world where often senior positions are appointed rather than elected.

District Governor

The District is under the general leadership of the elected District Governor who acts as an officer of Rotary International and as the Chairman of the District Council. Every Club is a member of the District Council.

Executive Committee

The day-to-day matters of the District are handled by an Executive Committee under the Chairmanship of the Governor, comprising of the Immediate Past District Governor, his or her successor and the elected Treasurer and Secretary. Members of the Executive Committee are the Assistant Governors, of which we have eight.

Assistant Governors

All Assistant Governors are once again elected by the Clubs in the District. Each of the elected officers also has an individual vote at the District Council. The District Council takes all major decisions that affect the joint operations of Clubs in the District, budgets, policies and opinions that can be expressed to Rotary International etc..

District Officers

In addition the Executive Committe our District has a number of appointed officers who are responsible for carrying such duties as Protection Officer, Training Officer, Health & Safety Officer, etc..