Matthew Grove |
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Grove (left) in 2013 |
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In office 22 November 2012 – 11 May 2016 |
Preceded by | Office created |
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Succeeded by | Keith Hunter |
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In office 3 May 2007 – 1 March 2012 |
Preceded by | Brian Willie |
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Succeeded by | John Holtby |
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Born | May 1963[2] |
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Political party | Liberal Democrats Conservative (formerly) |
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Matthew Paul Grove (born May 1963) is a former Conservative Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner.
Career
Grove was the first person to hold the post of Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner, serving between November 2012 and May 2016. He was elected following a closely fought race with Labour's John Prescott.[3] Grove was previously a local councillor in the East Riding of Yorkshire for Mid Holderness.[3]
He lost his seat to the Labour party candidate Keith Hunter in the 5 May 2016 election.[4]
Grove later defected to the Liberal Democrats.[5]
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