Joanne McCartney is a British barrister and Labour Party and Co-operative Party politician. Since 2004, she has served as a member of the London Assembly, representing Enfield & Haringey. Following the election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London in 2016, McCartney has served as Statutory Deputy Mayor of London.
Legal career
Prior to her career in politics, Joanne McCartney worked as a barrister specialising in employment law. She also worked as an adjudicator for the Housing Ombudsman dealing with disputes between landlords and tenants.[1][2]
Political career
McCartney was elected councillor in the London Borough of Enfield in 1998, representing Edmonton and then Palmers Green.[citation needed]
She was elected to the London Assembly for Enfield and Haringey in the 2004 Assembly Elections and stood down as a councillor at the 2006 local elections.[3]
She was a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority As Deputy Mayor, McCartney has led work on the Mayor of London's universal free school meals programme [4] and on the Young Londoners fund and worked to create "Early Years Hubs" for disadvantaged children.[5] As an Assembly Member, she has campaigned on rail devolution[6] upgrades to the Piccadilly Line [7] and child poverty.[8]
McCartney won re-election in 2008 by approximately 1,400 votes. In the 2012 election, she increased her margins to 36,741 votes. In the 2016 election, she broke records by winning by a margin of 51,152 votes.[9]
Since the election of Sadiq Khan as [[Mayor of London] in 2016, McCartney has served as Statutory Deputy Mayor of London.[10]
Personal life
McCartney has three children, and was chair of governors at her local primary school.[11]
References
- ^ "About me". Joanne McCartney AM. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Hornsey & Wood Green Labour". www.hornseywoodgreenlabour.org.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Joanne McCartney - Assembly Member". London City Hall. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Mayor launches Early Years Hubs to help most disadvantaged children | London City Hall". london.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Joanne McCartney: It's time to give more rail services to London Overground – just ask my constituents | OnLondon". onlondon.co.uk. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Publication from Joanne McCartney: Children - victims of austerity | London City Hall". london.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "2016 GLA Elections - Enfield & Haringey result | London Elects" (PDF). londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Sadiq Khan appoints Joanne McCartney as London's deputy mayor". London Citizen. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Joanne McCartney – Hazelwood Schools". Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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