Paul Howell (Sedgefield MP)
Paul Howell | |
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| Member of Parliament forSedgefield | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Member ofDurham County Council for Aycliffe North and Middridge | |
| In office 4 May 2017 – 6 May 2021 Serving with Scott Durham John Clare | |
| Preceded by | Joan Gray John Clare Mike Dixon |
| Succeeded by | David Sutton-Lloyd Michael Stead Tony Stubbs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1960 Bishop Auckland,County Durham,England |
| Political party | Conservative |
Paul Howell(born 10 January 1960)[1]is a BritishConservative Partypolitician who was theMember of Parliament(MP) forSedgefieldfrom2019until 2024. Prior to his political career, he was an accountant.[2]
Early life and career
[edit]Paul Howell was born on 10 January 1960 inBishop Auckland HospitalinCounty Durham.He was raised inFerryhillandNewton Aycliffeand attended Dean Bank and Sugar Hill primary schools and The Avenue Comprehensive School. His father was a divisional fire officer. He has aMaster of Business Administrationdegree fromDurham University.[3]After leaving school, he worked as a chartered accountant for firms such asDarchem,Blue Circle Industries,andWilsonart.[4]
Political career
[edit]Howell joined the Conservative Party in 2010.[4]He was a councillor for Hummersknott ward on the Darlington Borough Council between 2019 and 2021.[5][6]He was also a councillor for Aycliffe North and Middridge on theDurham County Councilbetween 2017 and 2021.[7]
Howell unsuccessfully contestedHoughton and Sunderland Southat the2017 general election,coming second with 29.7% of the vote behind the incumbentLabourMPBridget Phillipson.[8]
At the2019 general election,Howell was elected as MP forSedgefieldwith 47.2% of the vote and a majority of 4,513.[9][10]The area of the constituency had been represented by Labour Party MPs since the1935 general election.Wilson's immediate predecessor in representing the constituency, formerPrime MinisterTony Blair,did so between 1983 and 2007.[11][12]
Howell has been a member of theTransport Select Committeesince November 2022 and was a member of theBusiness, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committeebetween March 2020 and October 2022.[13]On 14 June 2022, Howell became aParliamentary Private Secretaryin theDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Howell owns a property portfolio consisting of nine houses inDarlington,five houses inDurham,and two flats inCounty Durham.[15]
References
[edit]- ^Brunskill, Ian (2020).The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2019.London: The Times.ISBN9780008392581.
- ^"Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs".PoliticsHome. 16 December 2019.Retrieved1 December2022.
- ^"Paul Howell MP - Who is he?".Politics.co.uk.Retrieved26 December2023.
- ^ab"About Paul Howell".Paul Howell.Retrieved1 December2022.
- ^"Election results for Hummersknott".Darlington Borough Council. 2 May 2019.Retrieved1 December2022.
- ^"Mowden Ward and Red Hall and Lingfield Ward By-Elections".Darlington Borough Council.Retrieved1 December2022.
- ^"Tories step down as Lib Dems bid to take on Labour in Aycliffe North".Aycliffe Today. 16 April 2021.Retrieved1 December2022.
- ^Seddon, Sean (9 June 2017)."Houghton & Sunderland South constituency General Election results 2017".nechronicle.
- ^"Election Data 2010".Electoral Calculus.Archived fromthe originalon 26 July 2013.Retrieved17 October2015.
- ^"Election 2010 – Sedgefield".BBC News.
- ^Conner-Hill, Rachel (13 December 2019)."'As a boy from Ferryhill I'm so proud' says Conservative Paul Howell as he defeats Phil Wilson in Sedgefield ".The Northern Echo.Retrieved1 December2022.
- ^"The Rt Hon Tony Blair".gov.uk.Retrieved1 December2022.
- ^"Parliamentary career for Paul Howell".UK Parliament.Retrieved1 December2022.
- ^@PaulHowellMP (14 June 2022)."I am delighted to announce that I have been promoted to the position of Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) at @DefraGovUK"(Tweet).Retrieved1 December2022– viaTwitter.
- ^Conner-Hill, Rachel (15 November 2021)."Sedgefield's Paul Howell – The region's MP who owns most properties".The Northern Echo.
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