Stephen Houghton
Sir Stephen Geoffrey Houghton CBE (born 27 April 1958) is a British local government leader.
Stephen Houghton graduated from Birmingham University with an MSc in Local Governance in 2004.[1]
Sir Stephen became leader of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in 1996. Houghton became Chair of the Special Interest Group of Metropolitan Authorities (SIGOMA) in 1999.[2]
Houghton was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2013 Birthday Honours for parliamentary and political services. Houghton was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to Local Government in the 2004 New Year Honours.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Queen's Honours 2013" (PDF). Old Joe. Autumn 2013. p. 44. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3357011.stm
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- 1958 births
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- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- Labour Party (UK) councillors
- Politics of Barnsley
- Knights Bachelor
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Leaders of local authorities of England