Jeremy Burton was born in Leeds and has lived most of his life in West Yorkshire.
For many years he worked in his family menswear business in a number of roles.
He was a Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire High Sheriff of West Yorkshire in 2009/10.
Jeremy has been Honorary Consul of France in Leeds for over thirty years.
He has been involved with a number of charities, both locally and nationally, and is currently President of Leeds Civic Trust.