Barry Coppinger is a former British politician, who was the
Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner
The Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner (PCC), an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Cleveland Police in the area of the former county of Cleveland in England. The post wa ...
between 2012 and 2020. He was the inaugural holder of the post and was elected on 15 November 2012,
for the
Labour Party. He held the seat until he resigned in September 2020, citing the stress of his role and the effect that it was having on his health.
Background
Barry Coppinger has been involved in local politics for 29 years, first as a Councillor and later as Police and Crime Commissioner.
He has represented a number of wards in
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...
with his last before election being Pallister Park in the east of Middlesbrough.
Coppinger has also served on the Executive of
Middlesbrough Borough Council
Middlesbrough Council, formerly Middlesbrough Borough Council, is the unitary authority covering the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Following the 2023 United Kingdom local elections, 2023 local elections, Labour Party (UK), ...
, holding the Social Care portfolio.
In addition to being a Councillor, Coppinger was also on the Cleveland Police Authority, Cleveland Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership and Cleveland Joint Emergency Planning Committee.
References
Police and crime commissioners in England
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Councillors in North East England
Labour Party (UK) councillors
Labour Party police and crime commissioners
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