Jennette Arnold
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Jennette Arnold is a Labour Party
politician and member of the London Assembly
representing the London Boroughs of Hackney
, Islington
and Waltham Forest
.
Born in Montserrat
, Arnold trained as a nurse. She then worked as an Industrial Relations Officer and as Regional Director of Services and Special Adviser (Equalities) to the General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing
. She then worked as an associate for organisational development consultancy, Beacon Associates.
Arnold was elected to Islington London Borough Council
in 1994, eventually serving a term as Deputy Mayor. Following the resignation of David Lammy
, Arnold became a London-wide member of the Assembly in May 2000. She was elected as a constituency member for North East London
in the 2004 Assembly election
. She became Labour's lead member for children and young people and lead spokesperson for older people. She chaired the Cultural Strategy Group
for London, sat on the Assembly's Economic and Social Development Committee and served as a member of the MPA.
In 2007 Arnold was listed by New Nation
newspaper as one of Britain’s 50 most influential Black Women. In 2008/09, Arnold assumed the Chair of the London Assembly, taking over from Sally Hamwee.
A member of the UK delegation on the European Union Committee of the Regions, Arnold is currently: a council member of the Royal Court Theatre
; a governor of the Museum of London
; a governor of Sadler's Wells Theatre
Foundation, a patron of Victoria Climbie
Foundation, and a former Chair of the Stephen Lawrence
Charitable Trust.
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician and member of the London Assembly
London Assembly
The London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the mayor's annual budget. The assembly was established in 2000 and is headquartered at City Hall on the south...
representing the London Boroughs of Hackney
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
, Islington
London Borough of Islington
The London Borough of Islington is a London borough in Inner London. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury. The borough contains two Westminster parliamentary constituencies, Islington North and Islington South & Finsbury...
and Waltham Forest
London Borough of Waltham Forest
The London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city...
.
Born in Montserrat
Montserrat
Montserrat is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. This island measures approximately long and wide, giving of coastline...
, Arnold trained as a nurse. She then worked as an Industrial Relations Officer and as Regional Director of Services and Special Adviser (Equalities) to the General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing
Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing is a union membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron...
. She then worked as an associate for organisational development consultancy, Beacon Associates.
Arnold was elected to Islington London Borough Council
Islington London Borough Council
Islington London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Islington in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Islington is divided into 16 wards, each electing three councillors...
in 1994, eventually serving a term as Deputy Mayor. Following the resignation of David Lammy
David Lammy
David Lindon Lammy is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Tottenham since 2000.Lammy has commented on Britain's history of slavery.-Early life and Education:...
, Arnold became a London-wide member of the Assembly in May 2000. She was elected as a constituency member for North East London
North East (London Assembly constituency)
North East is a constituency of the London Assembly. It is represented by Jennette Arnold who was directly elected at the 2004 London Assembly election after previously being elected by the Labour Party list in the 2000 London Assembly election....
in the 2004 Assembly election
London Assembly election, 2004
An election to the Assembly of London took place on 10 June 2004, along with the London mayoral election, 2004.The Assembly is elected by the Additional Member System. There are fourteen directly elected constituencies, nine of which were won by the Conservatives and five by the Labour Party...
. She became Labour's lead member for children and young people and lead spokesperson for older people. She chaired the Cultural Strategy Group
Cultural Strategy Group
The Cultural Strategy Group is an official body of City Hall London and the Greater London Authority, whose members are appointed by the Mayor of London to develop strategic policy in the capital city in regard to culture, media, sport, arts, heritage and tourism.The Cultural Strategy Group has...
for London, sat on the Assembly's Economic and Social Development Committee and served as a member of the MPA.
In 2007 Arnold was listed by New Nation
New Nation
This article is about the British newspaper, which is not to be confused with the Apartheid-era New Nation published in Johannesburg, South Africa or the satirical publication in Singapore....
newspaper as one of Britain’s 50 most influential Black Women. In 2008/09, Arnold assumed the Chair of the London Assembly, taking over from Sally Hamwee.
A member of the UK delegation on the European Union Committee of the Regions, Arnold is currently: a council member of the Royal Court Theatre
Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
; a governor of the Museum of London
Museum of London
The Museum of London documents the history of London from the Prehistoric to the present day. The museum is located close to the Barbican Centre, as part of the striking Barbican complex of buildings created in the 1960s and 70s as an innovative approach to re-development within a bomb damaged...
; a governor of Sadler's Wells Theatre
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Sadler's Wells Theatre is a performing arts venue located in Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington. The present day theatre is the sixth on the site since 1683. It consists of two performance spaces: a 1,500 seat main auditorium and the Lilian Baylis Studio, with extensive...
Foundation, a patron of Victoria Climbie
Victoria Climbié
In 2000 in London, England, an eight-year-old Ivorian girl Victoria Adjo Climbié was tortured and murdered by her guardians...
Foundation, and a former Chair of the Stephen Lawrence
Stephen Lawrence
Stephen Lawrence was a black British teenager from Eltham, southeast London, who was stabbed to death while waiting for a bus on the evening of 22 April 1993....
Charitable Trust.