Stephen Houghton
British local government leader
About Stephen Houghton
Born 1958.
Sir Stephen Geoffrey Houghton CBE (born 27 April 1958) is an English Labour Party politician and former leader of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
In 1999, Houghton became Chair of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities within the LGA.
Honours Houghton was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to Local Government in the 2004 New Year Honours. Houghton was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2013 Birthday Honours for parliamentary and political services.
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British local government leader
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Stephen Houghton was born in 1958.
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