CHIEF & COUNCIL
The Tsartlip Band’s Leadership consists of elected members of the community that make up the Chief and Council.
Elections are currently held every four years, with the most recent election having been held in December 2021. The Current leadership are:
Chief: Don Tom
Council:
- Lawrence Bartleman
- Jeanine Cooper
- Gord Elliott
- Verna Ellsworth
- Howard Morris
- Curtis Olsen
- Joe Seward
- Simon Smith Jr.
- Phillip Tom
![don-tom](https://tsartlip.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/don-tom.jpg)
Chief
Don Tom
![lawrence-bartleman](https://tsartlip.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/lawrence-bartleman.jpg)
Councillor
Lawrence Bartleman
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Councillor
Jeanine Cooper
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Councillor
Gordon Elliott
![verna-ellsworth-min](https://tsartlip.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/verna-ellsworth-min.jpg)
Councillor
Verna Ellsworth
![howard-morris](https://tsartlip.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/howard-morris-1.jpg)
Councillor
Howard Morris
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Councillor
Curtis Olsen
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Councillor
Joe Seward
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Councillor
Simon Smith Jr.
![phillip-tom](https://tsartlip.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/phillip-tom.jpg)
Councillor
Phillip Tom