Paul Blomfield

Paul Blomfield is a British Politician. He was a member of the National Executive Committee of the Anti-Apartheid Movement from 1979-1994, Chairman of Sheffield City Trust from 1997-2008 and is currently the General Manager of the University of Sheffield Union of Students.

Anti-Apartheid Movement
During his studies at the University of York, he became involved in the Anti-Apartheid Movement. In 1976 he travelled to South Africa to meet local campaigners and learn about the apartheid system first hand. During this visit he was subject to surveillance by the South African Police and eventually decided to leave the country due to the risk this posed to the local anti-apartheid campaigners. He then went on to serve on the National Executive Committee of the Anti-Apartheid Movement from 1979-1994 when free elections were held in South Africa. [http://www.thestar.co.uk/features/Student-forced-to-flee-South.3883623.jp]

Sheffield City Trust
Paul Blomfield was a trustee of Sheffield City Trust from 1994-1997 and Chairman from 1997-2008. In this role he was responsible for the Sheffield International Venues, Sheffield City Hall and Sheffield Festival. During his tenure he oversaw the organisation's expansion into venues such as Sheffield City Hall and the English Institute of Sport. [http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/localnews/City39s-ambassador-of-sport-now.4400487.jp] [http://www.sivltd.com/news/1157/sporting_ambassador_steps_down.html] [http://www.scci.org.uk/content/view/1271/79/]

University of Sheffield Union of Students
As general Manager of the University of Sheffield Union of Students he has been responsible for establishing and maintaining it's position as one of the leading Students' Unions in the UK, the Students Union has won a number of awards in recent years including "Best Students' Union in the UK". [http://www.shef.ac.uk/union/about/awards.php]