Ben Houchen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1986
Place of Birth: Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Ben Houchen
- Ben Houchen (born 9 December 1986) is an English politician serving as the Tees Valley Mayor since May 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, Houchen represents the five Tees Valley local authority areas of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar and Cleveland, Hartlepool and Darlington.
- He also acts as chairman of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, the body that drives economic growth and job creation in the area.As part of his mayoral campaign, Houchen promised to bring Durham Tees Valley Airport back into public ownership.
- In December 2018 Houchen announced that a £40million deal to buy the airport had been reached with The Peel Group.
- The acquisition was unanimously approved by the Tees Valley Combined Authority Cabinet in January 2019.
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