Paul Dennett
Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester
Assumed office
8 December 2021
MayorAndy Burnham
Preceded bySir Richard Leese
Mayor of Salford
Assumed office
9 May 2016
Preceded byIan Stewart
Salford City Councillor for Langworthy ward
In office
3 May 2012 – 6 May 2016
Personal details
BornWarrington, England
Political partyLabour

Paul Dennett is a Labour Party politician who has served as the Mayor of Salford since May 2016. He has also served as the Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester since December 2021.

Early life

Dennett was born in Warrington and grew up working class. His father worked for a power station and was an active trade unionist and his mother was a housewife and house cleaner.[1][2] His parents would later run The Engine Pub in Prescot, Merseyside.[2] He attended Park Road Primary School and Great Sankey High School, before working in customer services at a BT call centre.[3]

He received a BA in International Business from the University of Ulster, an MSc in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations from the Manchester Business School, and an MRES in Social Sciences from Manchester Metropolitan University.[2][3][4] While at university, Dennett worked as an HR adviser and as a lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School.[2][4]

Career

Dennett joined the Labour Party in 2007.[2] He was elected the Mayor of Salford on 5 May 2016,[5] succeeding Ian Stewart also of the Labour Party, and was re-elected in 2021.

As the Mayor of Salford he is also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, is the GMCA's portfolio lead for Healthy Lives and Homelessness, and, since December 2021, is the Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester.[6]

Dennett was formerly a local councillor for the Langworthy ward in Salford, and is a member of the Unite and UCU trade unions.

Personal life

Dennett is openly gay.[2][7]

References

  1. ^ Wall, Tom (2 July 2018). "Salford's way: an interview with mayor Paul Dennett". Inside Housing. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Keeling, Neal (6 May 2016). "Growing up in the shadow of domestic abuse and coming to terms with being gay - it's not always been easy for Salford's new mayor". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "About Paul and his role". Salford City Council. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Paul Dennett". The Growth Company. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Salford mayor named as Paul Dennett". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Paul Dennett (GMCA Deputy Mayor)". Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. ^ Sumner, James (6 February 2018). "Salford Mayor gets involved in LGBT History Month". Salford Now.
Political offices Preceded byIan Stewart Mayor of Salford 2016–present Incumbent Preceded byRichard Leese Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester 2021–present Incumbent


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