Scottish Borders Council Chamber was filled with faces familiar and new at the first post-election meeting Thursday 17 May 2007 when the new Administration coalition of Scottish Conservatives / Scottish Liberal Democrats and Independent councillors was welcomed.

A full guide to who's who within the new council administration and a run down of all council committee member's.

Convener - Alasdair Hutton

Vice Convener - Ron Smith

Council Leader - David Parker

Deputy Leaders - Alex Nicol (HR), Neil Calvert (Finance)

Chair, Scrutiny - Donald Moffat, SNP

Chair, Standards - Neil Calvert

Chair, Development and Building Control - Jock Houston

Vice Chair, Development and Building Control - Trevor Jones

Lothian & Borders Police Board - Gavin Logan, Jim Hume

Lothian & Borders Fire Board - John Paton-Day, George Turnbull

SESTRANS - Jim Fullarton (substitute Catriona Bhatia), Neil Calvert (substitute Vicky Davidson)

Lothian & Borders Community Justice Authority - Sandy Scott (substitute David Raw)

Communities and Health - Sandy Scott

Corporate Improvement - Michael Cook

Culture, Sport and Community Learning - Graham Garvie

Economic Development - Vicky Davidson

Education - Catriona Bhatia

Environmental Services - Len Wyse

Planning and Environment - Carolyn Riddell-Carre

Roads and Infrastructure - Jim Fullerton

Social Work - David Raw

The following Committee appointments were made:

Education Executive: Chair - Councillor Bhatia and all members of the Executive

Scrutiny: Chair - Councillor Moffat, Vice Chair - Councillor Elliot, Members - Councillors Renton, Paton-Day, Turnbull, Logan, Weatherston, Gunn and Watson

Standards: Chair - Councillor Calvert. Members - Councillors Lackenby, Elliot, Weatherston, Bhatia, Paton-Day, Mitchell, Archibald

Development and Building Control Committee: Chair - Councillor Houston, Vice Chair - Councillor Jones, Members - Councillors Bhatia, Logan, Hume, Riddell-Carre, Fullerton, Weatherston, Calvert, Smith, Moffat, Brown, Watson

Audit: Chair - Councillor Hutton, Members - Councillors Calvert, Nicol, Mitchell, Jones

Community Safety Forum: Chair - Councillor Nicol, Members - Councillors Renton, Scott, Lackenby, Archibald, Paterson

Children's Panel Advisory Committee: Councillors Weatherston, Scott

Joint Consultative Group: Staff: Chair - Councillor Nicol. Members - Councillors Paton-Day, Elliot, Logan, Renton, Archibald, Gunn, Paterson

Joint Consultative Group: Teachers: Chair - Bhatia, Members - Councillors Smith, Lackenby, Houston, Turnbull, Herd, Paterson, Aitchison

Licensing Board (East): Councillors Renton, Fullarton, Weatherston, Marshall, Brown and Paterson

Licensing Board (West): Councillors Paton-Day, Davidson, Lackenby, Logan, Archibald and Mitchell

Councillor Carolyn Riddell-Carre, Leader of SBC's Scottish Conservative Group, said: "I am extremely pleased that the Administration has now been formally ratified as I am confident that we have a very strong team who will take Scottish Borders Council forward and continue to make some very positive changes for Borders residents."

Councillor Alex Nicol, Leader of SBC's Scottish Liberal Democrats, agreed: "Everyone in the new Administration is very much looking forward to working together to the benefit of the Borders people and to strengthen SBC's reputation as a forward-thinking and effective local authority."

Leader of the Independents, Councillor Michael Cook, said: "We have a really robust new Administration and some very positive policies that we will be working to implement - and people in the Borders will see on-going improvement. The formation of this coalition means good news all round."

Councillor David Parker, who has once again been elected Council Leader, said: "I am more than happy that my colleagues in this new Administration have put their faith in my ability to lead the council. To continue this role will mean to continue to ensure that SBC is working to provide the best possible services at the best possible cost to Borders residents."

Convener Alasdair Hutton said: "It is a great honour and a great responsibility to be again asked to be the Ambassador for this Council inside and outside the Borders and I shall do my best to live up to the task. I am delighted to reprise my role as Convener of Scottish Borders Council and I look forward to four more years of sound governance and forward-thinking."