# Paul Dennett

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**Paul Dennett** is a British politician serving as [Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester](/source/Deputy_Mayor_of_Greater_Manchester) since 2021. A member of the [Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)), he has served as [Mayor of Salford](/source/Mayor_of_Salford) since 2016.

## Early life

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

He received a BA in International Business from the [University of Ulster](/source/Ulster_University), an MSc in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations from the [Manchester Business School](/source/Alliance_Manchester_Business_School), and an [MRES](/source/Master_of_Research) in Social Sciences from [Manchester Metropolitan University](/source/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](/source/Manchester_Metropolitan_University_Business_School).[1][5]

## Career

Dennett joined the [Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) in 2007.[1] He was elected the Mayor of Salford on 5 May 2016,[6] succeeding [Ian Stewart](/source/Ian_Stewart_(Labour_politician)) 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](/source/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.[7]

Dennett was formerly a local councillor for the [Langworthy ward](/source/Langworthy_(ward)) in Salford, and is a member of the [Unite](/source/Unite_the_Union) and [UCU](/source/Universities_and_Colleges_Union) trade unions.

## References

1. 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"](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/growing-up-shadow-domestic-abuse-11295460). *[Manchester Evening News](/source/Manchester_Evening_News)*. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

1. Sumner, James (6 February 2018). ["Salford Mayor gets involved in LGBT History Month"](https://salford-now-1.azurewebsites.net/2018/02/06/salford-mayor-lgbt-history-month/). *Salford Now*

1. Wall, Tom (2 July 2018). ["Salford's way: an interview with mayor Paul Dennett"](https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/insight/salfords-way-an-interview-with-mayor-paul-dennett-56927). *[Inside Housing](/source/Inside_Housing)*. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

1. ["About Paul and his role"](https://www.salford.gov.uk/cmrole). *Salford City Council*. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

1. ["Paul Dennett"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220119211815/https://www.growthco.uk/about-us/our-board/paul-dennett/). *The Growth Company*. Archived from [the original](https://www.growthco.uk/about-us/our-board/paul-dennett/) on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-19.

1. ["Salford mayor named as Paul Dennett"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36227137). *BBC News*. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

1. ["Paul Dennett (GMCA Deputy Mayor)"](https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/who-we-are/gmca-members/paul-dennett-gmca-deputy-mayor/). [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](/source/Greater_Manchester_Combined_Authority). Retrieved 27 May 2023.

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