Who the (a) current and (b) past board members are of the Local Government Improvement Service.

The Improvement Service was officially launched in April 2005. The current Board members are:
Patrick Watters (COSLA)
Roderick Ian Douglas Mair (COSLA)
Tom McCabe (Minister for Finance and Public Services Reform)
Keith Dunckley Yates (SOLACE)
Colin Peter Caldwell Mair (Chief Executive, the Improvement Service for Scottish Local Government)
Douglas Sinclair (SOLACE) re-signed from the Improvement Service at the last board meeting on 21 November 2005 due to the completion of his term as chair of SOLACE. Gavin Whitefield (SOLACE) is the nominated replacement for Douglas Sinclair, however the legal appointment process for Mr Whitefield has still to be finalised.
Prior to the official launch of the Improvement Service, a Shadow Board was put in place in 2003 to pave the way for the establishment of the company. The Shadow Board Members were:
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Patrick Watters (COSLA)
Corrie McChord (COSLA)
Andy Kerr (then Minister for Finance and Public Services Reform)
Leslie Evans (Scottish Executive)
Douglas Sinclair (SOLACE)
Keith Dunckley Yates (SOLACE).