Kakatahi farmer David Matthews will again chair the Whanganui District Council's rural community board.
Mr Matthews' appointment was confirmed after the new board was sworn in on Wednesday at its first meeting after the elections.
He will lead an almost completely new board. He and Kaitoke subdivision member Bill Ashworth were the only siting members who stood for re-election.
The newcomers include David Wells (Whanganui subdivision), and three newcomers from the Kai-Iwi subdivision in Michael Dick, Sandra Falkner and Grant Skilton.
Mr Skilton was also elected deputy-chairman.