Paul Dennett

Mayor
Paul Dennett
Mayor Paul Dennett
	Dennett in 2016
Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 8 December 2021
Mayor	Andy Burnham
Preceded by	Richard Leese
Mayor of Salford
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 May 2016
Preceded by	Ian Stewart
Member of Salford City Council; for Langworthy
	In office; 3 May 2012 – 6 May 2016
Preceded by	Lynn Drake
Succeeded by	Paul Longshaw
Personal details
Born	Warrington, Cheshire, England
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Ulster (BA); University of Manchester (MSc); Manchester Metropolitan University (MRes)

Paul Dennett is a British politician serving as Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, he has served as Mayor of Salford since 2016.

Early life

Dennett was born in Warrington and grew up working class. He is openly gay.^[1]^[2] Dennett's father worked for a power station and was an active trade unionist and his mother was a housewife and house cleaner.^[3]^[1] His parents would later run The Engine Pub in Prescot, Merseyside.^[1] He attended Park Road Primary School and Great Sankey High School, before working in customer services at a BT call centre.^[4]

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.^[1]^[4]^[5] While at university, Dennett worked as an HR adviser and as a lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School.^[1]^[5]

Career

Dennett joined the Labour Party in 2007.^[1] He was elected the Mayor of Salford on 5 May 2016,^[6] 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^[update], is the Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester.^[7]

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

References

^ ^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.
^ Sumner, James (6 February 2018). "Salford Mayor gets involved in LGBT History Month". Salford Now.
^ Wall, Tom (2 July 2018). "Salford's way: an interview with mayor Paul Dennett". Inside Housing. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "About Paul and his role". Salford City Council. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Paul Dennett". The Growth Company. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
^ "Salford mayor named as Paul Dennett". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ "Paul Dennett (GMCA Deputy Mayor)". Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by Ian Stewart	Mayor of Salford 2016–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Richard Leese	Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester 2021–present	Incumbent

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[:0-1] ^ ^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.

[2] Sumner, James (6 February 2018). "Salford Mayor gets involved in LGBT History Month". Salford Now.

[3] Wall, Tom (2 July 2018). "Salford's way: an interview with mayor Paul Dennett". Inside Housing. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[:1-4] "About Paul and his role". Salford City Council. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[:2-5] "Paul Dennett". The Growth Company. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[6] "Salford mayor named as Paul Dennett". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[7] "Paul Dennett (GMCA Deputy Mayor)". Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

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