Paul Scriven
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The Right Honourable The Lord Scriven |
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| Leader of Sheffield City Council | |
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In office 2008–2011 |
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| Succeeded by | Julie Dore |
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| Born | 7 February 1966 |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Paul James Scriven, Baron Scriven (born 7 February 1966) is a Liberal Democrat politician and former Leader of Sheffield City Council (2008–11), who was once described as Nick Clegg's "closest ally in local government".
Scriven was raised on a council estate in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. He was educated at Rawthorpe High School, Huddersfield, but after working for two years for a road construction firm, he returned to education at 18 to study his "O" and "A" levels at Huddersfield Technical College. He attended Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University) to read for a BA. From 1989 to 1990 he was president of its Students Union.
He started his working life 'fast tracked' as a graduate trainee in the National Health Service. He worked at a number of hospitals in the UK and later for a number of private companies. He now is managing partner for a consultancy Scriven Consulting, working mainly with private and public bodies in the UK and South East Asia.
Scriven was elected to Sheffield City Council in May 2000 for the Broomhill ward and became Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group in 2002. He then became Leader of the Council in 2008, following the local elections which saw the Liberal Democrats take control of Sheffield City Council.
At the 2010 general election, he was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Sheffield Central constituency losing to Labour's Paul Blomfield by 165 votes.
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