Anne Clarke (politician)

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Anne Clarke
AM
Anne Clarke Litterpicking.jpg
Clarke litter-picking with residents in 2021
Member of the London Assembly
for Barnet and Camden
Assumed office
8 May 2021
Political party Labour & Co-operative
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Website www.anneclarke.co.uk

Anne Marie Bates Clarke is an American-born British Labour Party politician who became the London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden in 2021. [1] She represented Childs Hill ward on Barnet Council from 2018 to 2022, [2] and represented Cricklewood ward from 2022. [3] Clarke is a school governor at Hampstead School and is an active member of the Cricklewood Town team.

Early and personal life

Clarke is from Winnetka, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago in the United States. She studied at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and was a member of Alpha Xi Delta. Having moved to London to study in 1998, she became a naturalised British citizen in 2007. She lives in Cricklewood with her husband and two children. [4]

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References

  1. Velleman, Liron. "Where's the Tory candidate gone? Why I'm backing Anne Clarke for City Hall". LabourList. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. "Local Government Election Results 2018". Barnet Council. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. "Local Government Election results May 2022". Barnet Council. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. "About Me". Anne Clarke for Barnet and Camden. Retrieved 11 May 2021.