Paul was born in Manchester in 1953 and grew up in the suburb of Gorton. He spent a career working in the food industry in commercial and sales/marketing roles and as Chief Executive, conducting business in the UK and many parts of Europe.
He is Chairman of The Monastery in Manchester, a charity co-founded with his wife Elaine in 1996 to save the historic Gorton Monastery from ruin. A qualified Helicopter Pilot, Paul was named National Heritage Hero by The Heritage Alliance in 2012 and awarded an Honorary Doctorate for services to community by The University of Bolton in 2014.
Appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in 2004, he was High Sheriff of the County in 2013/14 and served as Vice Lord-Lieutenant between 2017 and 2020.
Paul and wife Elaine has a daughter Katy and stepchildren Heather and George, and a Cocker Spaniel named Betsy.
Paul Griffiths DL Esq.
