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Paul Blomfield (Paul Christopher Blomfield) was born on 25 August, 1953 in Chatham, Kent, England, is a British Labour 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 70 years old?

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Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 25 August, 1953
Birthday 25 August
Birthplace Chatham, Kent, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1953

Paul Christopher Blomfield (born 25 August 1953) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Central since 2010.

1976

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.

1979

Twice President of the Students' Union at St John's College, York, Blomfield 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.

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.

University of Sheffield Union of Students

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".

1993

Blomfield was the Chair of Sheffield District Labour Party from 1993 to 2009.

1994

Blomfield was a trustee of Sheffield City Trust from 1994 to 1997, and its chairman from 1997 to 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.

1997

From 1997 to 2008, he was chairman of Sheffield City Trust; he was also the general manager of the University of Sheffield Students' Union.

Paul Christopher Blomfield was born in Chatham, Kent.

He was educated at the Abbeydale Boys' Grammar School in Sheffield and Tadcaster Grammar School.

He received a certificate in education from York St John University.

Anti-Apartheid Movement

He became involved in the Anti-Apartheid Movement while still at school and continued to organise Anti-Apartheid activity as a student politician.

2010

He stepped down as general manager just before contesting the 2010 general election.

Sheffield City Trust

He resigned the position to fight the Sheffield Central at the 2010 general election, after long-serving MP Richard Caborn announced he would be standing down.

At the 2010 general election, Paul Blomfield was elected as the MP for Sheffield Central.

Blomfield was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Hilary Benn, on 9 October 2010.

Blomfield was a member of the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee between 2010 and 2016.

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.

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.

2011

He retained the role when Benn changed positions to become Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary in January 2011 and Shadow Foreign Secretary in June 2015.

2013

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.

2014

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.

As Chair of the APPG on Migration, he was Vice Chair of a cross-party Parliamentary inquiry into immigration detention led by the Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather.

Their recommendations, including a call for a 28-day time limit on immigration detention, were approved by the House of Commons, but not accepted by the Government.

Paul Blomfield is a Vice-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Choice at the End of Life.

2015

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

He served on the Higher Education and Research Bill Committee and was voted The Guardian’s ‘most inspiring leader in higher education’ in 2015.

He is Secretary of the APPG on Debt and Personal Finance.

2016

A member of the Labour Party, he was a Shadow Minister for Exiting the European Union from 2016 to 2020 and Shadow Minister for Brexit and European Union Negotiations from 2020 to 2021.

Blomfield resigned as a PPS shortly after Benn was sacked from the shadow cabinet in June 2016.

He was appointed Shadow Minister for Exiting the European Union in October 2016.

2019

Blomfield was re-elected as the MP for Sheffield Central in the 2019 general election with a majority of 27,273 He announced in February 2022 that he would not stand at the next general election.

2020

Following Keir Starmer's election as Labour Leader in April 2020, he retained his previous portfolio as Shadow Minister for Brexit and European Union Negotiations.

The new position was in the shadow Cabinet Office and International Trade teams, and he departed the frontbench when the Brexit transition period ended in December 2020.