Clive Betts, MP
Labour, Sheffield South East
Clive Betts is the Labour Member of Parliament for Sheffield South East, and an Officer of the APPCOG. Prior to entering the House of Commons, Mr Betts was a Sheffield City councillor from 1976 to 1992. From 1992 to 2010, he was the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Attercliffe.
Clive Betts currently sits on seven Commons Select Committees, including the Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Committee, for which he is the Chair. Mr Betts is also the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Arm’s Length Management Organisations.
Alongside a career in politics, Mr Betts has served as an Economist at the Trade Union Congress and worked for a number of local councils.
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