Joanne McCartney AM | |
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7th Deputy Mayor of London | |
Assumed office 9 May 2016 | |
Mayor | Sadiq Khan |
Preceded by | Roger Evans |
Member of the London Assembly for Enfield and Haringey | |
Assumed office 10 June 2004 | |
Preceded by | Nicky Gavron |
Majority | 51,152 |
Personal details | |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour Co-operative |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Barrister,politician |
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.
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]
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]
McCartney has three children,and was chair of governors at her local primary school. [11]
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