Gary Godden
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Gary Anthony Godden (born June 1968) is a Labour Party politician, and the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner, since May 2024.
Early life
Godden spent his formative years in Barnardo's care homes until he was adopted by his new parents at the age of seven.{{cite web |title=About Me |url=https://www.garygodden.com/ |website=garygodden.com |access-date=3 May 2024 |archive-date=3 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503185825/https://www.garygodden.com/ |url-status=dead }}
He is the adopted son of Tony Godden, the Principal from 1981 to 1986 of Gainsborough College of Further Education, where he grew up. He attempted to work as a male model in his teens.Retford News Friday 12 June 1987, page 7
Career
He has lived in Nottinghamshire for over 25 years.{{cite web |title=Gary Anthony Godden |url=https://choosemypcc.org.uk/candidates/nottinghamshire/gary-anthony-godden-2/ |website=Choose my PCC |access-date=3 May 2024}}
With a career in public services for the NHS and the Police Service, Godden was a Police Officer for 15 years, working closely with the communities of Nottinghamshire.{{cite news |title=Former police officer is Labour's Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner candidate |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/former-police-officer-labours-nottinghamshire-8559070 |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=Nottingham Post}}
In the 2019 United Kingdom general election, he was the Labour candidate in Charnwood.{{Cite news |title=Charnwood parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000625 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413123042/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000625 |archive-date=2019-04-13 |access-date=2018-06-21}}
In May 2024 he was elected Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner, beating the Tory incumbent Caroline Henry.{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Liam |title=Nottinghamshire PCC: Labour's Gary Godden gets elected |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-68951911 |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=BBC News |date=3 May 2024}}
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