Paul Hopfensperger

Paul Hopfensperger
Hopfensperger in Dover, 2008
Suffolk County Councillor for Tower Division
In office 5 May 2005 – 4 June 2009
Preceded by	New Seat
Succeeded by	Mark Ereira-Guyer
Assistant Cabinet Member for the London 2012 Olympics at Suffolk County Council
In office 2007–2008
West Suffolk District Councillor for St Olaves Ward
In office 2 May 2019 – 4 May 2023
Preceded by	New Seat
Succeeded by	Frank Stennett
St Edmundsbury Borough Councillor for St Olaves Ward
In office 5 May 2011 – 2 May 2019
Preceded by	Mark Ereira-Guyer
Succeeded by	Seat Abolished
Bury St Edmunds Town Councillor for St Olaves Ward
In office 5 May 2016 – 4 May 2023
Preceded by	Bob Cockle
Succeeded by	Frank Stennett
Bury St Edmunds Town Councillor for Eastgate Ward
In office 6 June 2003 – 6 June 2006
Preceded by	New Seat
Succeeded by	Patricia Warby
Deputy Mayor of Bury St Edmunds
In office 2019–2020
In office 2005 – April 2006
Personal details
Born	(1963-03-27) 27 March 1963 (age 61)
Nationality	United Kingdom - Ireland
Political party	Independent (2008–2023)
Other political affiliations	Conservative (Before 2008)
Spouse	Rebecca (Beccy)
Alma mater	The Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology (now Anglia Ruskin University)
Occupation	Former Engineer, now Businessman, Coach and Public Speaker
Website	website

Paul Hopfensperger (born 1963) is a former British politician and open water swimmer. He is also a best-selling author and musician with the band The Teazers.

He served as the first Suffolk County Councillor for Tower Division from 2005 to 2009, and as the first West Suffolk Distric Councillor for St Olaves Ward from 2019 to 2023. He was the deputy mayor of Bury St Edmunds from 2005 to 2006 and from 2019 to 2020.

Hopfensperger was a member of the Conservative Party until 2008, when he became an independent.^[1]