Joanne McCartney is a British barrister and Labour 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.
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 | 46,102 |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Barrister, politician |
Legal career
editPrior 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
editMcCartney 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] Subsequently, she has retained her seat at the 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021[4] and 2024[5] elections.
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.[6]
She was a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority. She currently sits on the London Assembly's Environment Committee, Oversight Committee and Transport Committee.[7]
Since the election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London in 2016, McCartney has served as Statutory Deputy Mayor of London.[8] As Deputy Mayor, McCartney has led work on the Mayor of London's universal free school meals programme [9] and on the Young Londoners fund and worked to create "Early Years Hubs" for disadvantaged children.[10] As an Assembly Member, she has campaigned on rail devolution[11] upgrades to the Piccadilly Line[12] and child poverty.[13]
Personal life
editMcCartney has three children, and was chair of governors at her local primary school.[14]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Enfield & Haringey results | London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Enfield and Haringey results 2024 | London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "2016 GLA Elections - Enfield & Haringey result | London Elects" (PDF). londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Joanne McCartney | London City Hall". www.london.gov.uk. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Sadiq Khan appoints Joanne McCartney as London's deputy mayor". London Citizen. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Joanne McCartney welcomes further free school meal funding for over 20,000 children in Enfield and Haringey | London City Hall".
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/questions-mayor/find-an-answer/piccadilly-line-signalling-upgrade-0 [bare URL]
- ^ "Publication from Joanne McCartney: Children - victims of austerity | London City Hall". london.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Joanne McCartney – Hazelwood Schools". Retrieved 26 June 2019.
External links
edit- Official site Archived 29 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- London Assembly profile
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