Early Life
Born in Manchester, Mulholland attended St. Ambrose College near Altrincham and studied politics at the University of York, going on to achieve an MA in Public Administration and Public Policy. While at York University he played at centre for the university rugby league team in matches against Bradford, Leeds, Manchester and Hull. He then worked in marketing for five years, including two years spent in Edinburgh, working on several national promotional campaigns.
His first experience in politics was canvassing in the Knowsley North by-election in 1986, while studying politics for A-level.
He had a long-standing interest and involvement in international development, trade justice and debt campaigns. He was an active member of the campaigning groups TIDAL (Trade Injustice and Debt Action Leeds) and CAFOD.
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