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Paul Blomfield (Paul Christopher Blomfield) was born on 25 August, 1953 in Chatham, United Kingdom, is a British politician. Discover Paul Blomfield's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

Popular As Paul Christopher Blomfield
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Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 25 August, 1953
Birthday 25 August
Birthplace Chatham, Kent, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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2019

He is Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Students, which he founded, Co-Chair of the APPG for International Students, which he founded with Lord Karan Bilimoria, and Secretary of the APPG for Universities. He served on the Higher Education and Research Bill Committee and was voted The Guardian’s ‘most inspiring leader in higher education’ in 2015.

2016

He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour Party (UK) leadership election. Blomfield was re-elected as the MP for Sheffield Central in the 2019 General Election with a majority of 27,273 and nominated Sir Keir Starmer in the subsequent Labour leadership election.

2015

He retained his seat at the 2015 general election with a majority of 17,309 (his 2010 majority having been only 165).

2013

He is Secretary of the APPG on Debt and Personal Finance. He introduced a High Cost Credit Bill into the House of Commons in July 2013 and co-ordinated a cross-party campaign, around a Charter to Stop the Payday Loan Rip-Off. Citizens Advice gave their Parliamentarian of the Year 2014 award jointly to Paul Blomfield and Conservative MP Robin Walker for their work on the issue.

2012

He was the Chair of Sheffield District Labour Party from 1993 to 2009, resigning the position to fight the Sheffield Central at the 2010 general election, after long-serving MP Richard Caborn announced he would be standing down. He has been a long-standing opponent of tuition fees but has been a supporter of a graduate tax. He is a supporter of proportional representation, and is the Chair of the Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform. Blomfield became the Chair of Labour for Democracy, or Labour4Democracy, on 4 December 2012. The internal party group was launched to promote plurality in the Labour Party, and increase co-operation with other political parties in building a "progressive consensus".

2011

Blomfield underwent surgery to remove a benign brain tumour, a meningioma, in August 2011, going on to make a full recovery. This tumour could have been developing for 20 years. It was diagnosed when it began pressing against his optic nerve and interfering with his sight. He was diagnosed at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital within a week of noticing symptoms. The operation, by Mr Thomas Carroll lasted 13 hours and was back at work after 4 weeks. He and Conservative MP Guy Opperman, who also had a brain tumour in 2011, walked the first section of the Pennine Way in 2012 to raise money for Headway UK.

2010

He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Hilary Benn as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Foreign Secretary, between 2010 and 2016, during which time he also served as a member of the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee. He was appointed Shadow Minister for Exiting the European Union in October 2016.

As general manager of the University of Sheffield Union of Students, he was responsible for establishing and maintaining its position as one of the leading Students' Unions in the UK; it won a number of awards over recent years, including "Best Students' Union in the UK". He stepped down as general manager just before contesting the 2010 general election.

At the 2010 general election, Paul Blomfield was elected as the MP for Sheffield Central. He was one of the first MPs to nominate Ed Miliband, the successful candidate, in the 2010 Labour Leadership election. On 9 October 2010, he was appointed the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Hilary Benn, retaining the role when Benn was moved to become Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. He was also elected to sit on the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee, and later became Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Higher Education.

1994

Paul Blomfield was a trustee of Sheffield City Trust from 1994–1997, and its chairman from 1997–2008. In this role he was responsible for the development of Sheffield International Venues, Sheffield City Hall and the Sheffield Festival. During his tenure, he oversaw the organisation's expansion into venues such as Sheffield City Hall and the English Institute of Sport.

1979

Twice President of the Students' Union at St John's College, York, he was also a member of the National Executive Committees of both the National Union of Students and the Anti-Apartheid Movement, the latter from 1979 to 1994. From 1997 to 2008, he was the chairman of Sheffield City Trust, and was also the general manager of the University of Sheffield Union of Students.

1976

He became involved in the Anti-Apartheid Movement while still at school and continued to organise Anti-Apartheid activity as a student politician. In 1976 he travelled to South Africa to meet local campaigners and learn about the apartheid system first hand. During this visit he was subject to surveillance by the South African Police and eventually decided to leave the country due to the risk this posed to the local anti-apartheid campaigners. He then went on to serve on the National Executive Committee of the Anti-Apartheid Movement from 1979 to 1994 when free elections were held in South Africa.

1953

Paul Christopher Blomfield (born 25 August 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Central since 2010. He has been a Shadow Minister for Exiting the European Union since October 2016.