Alan Billings
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The Reverend Canon Dr Alan Billings |
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| South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner | |
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Assumed office 3 November 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Shaun Wright |
| Deputy Leader of Sheffield City Council | |
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In office 1981–1986 |
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| Leader | David Blunkett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942 (age 74–75) |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Veronica Hardstaff |
| Education |
Emmanuel College, Cambridge University of Bristol Lincoln Theological College |
The Revd Canon Dr Alan Roy Billings is an Anglican priest who is currently the elected Police and Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire. He has been a parish priest and academic as well as being active in politics.
Dr Billings was born into a working class family in Leicester in 1942. His father worked at Imperial Typewriters and his mother at Byfords Hosiery. He was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys, Leicester. He went on to study Theology and Philosophy at Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1962-5). He holds a Certificate in Education from Bristol University and further degrees from Leicester University and the New York Theological Seminary.
Dr Billings trained as a priest at Lincoln Theological College. He was ordained deacon and priest in Leicester Cathedral and was curate at St Mary Knighton, Leicester. He was an elected member of Leicester City Council for three years.
He served as a parish priest in Sheffield at St Silas, Broomhall, and St Mary Beighton. He then became Head of Religious and Social Studies at Broadway School, Barnsley, before returning to parish ministry as Vicar of St Mary, Walkley.
While a parish priest in Sheffield he was also a member of Sheffield City Council, becoming Deputy Leader when David Blunkett was Leader (1975–86), and a member of the governing body of Hallam Polytechnic. The later years were times of conflict between local authorities and the government of Margaret Thatcher.
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