Perth and Kinross Council (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Pheairt is Cheann Rois) is the local authority for Perth and Kinross, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council has been under no overall control since 1999. It is based in Perth.

A district called Perth and Kinross was created in 1975. Perth and Kinross District Council was one of three lower-tier authorities within the Tayside region, along with Angus and Dundee. It was named after the two historical counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire, the county councils of which had acted together as the 'Perth and Kinross Joint County Council' between 1930 and 1975. The Perth and Kinross district created in 1975 covered the whole of pre-1975 Kinross-shire and the majority, but not all, of pre-1975 Perthshire.

The modern area and its council were created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, when the Tayside Regional Council was abolished and its functions passed to the three districts, which were reconstituted as council areas. There was also an adjustment to the boundary between Perth and Kinross and Dundee as part of the same reforms, with Longforgan being transferred from Dundee to Perth and Kinross.

The council has been under no overall control since 1999. Since the 2022 election the council has been led by a minority SNP administration.

The first election to Perth and Kinross District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 16 May 1975. A shadow authority was again elected in 1995 ahead of the reforms which came into force on 1 April 1996. Political control of the council since 1975 has been as follows:

Perth and Kinross District Council

Perth and Kinross Council

The role of provost is largely ceremonial in Perth and Kinross. They chair full council meetings and act as the council's civic figurehead. Political leadership is provided by the leader of the council. The leaders since 1996 have been: