|
2006 Southwark Council Election
Elections to Southwark Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election. Southwark local elections Southwark London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Southwark in London, England. The council is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, 63 councillors have been elected from 23 wards. Poli ... are held every four years, with the next due in 2010. The council remained in no overall control. Election result Ward results * - Existing Councillor seeking re-election. Brunswick Park Camberwell Green Cathedrals Chaucer College Andrew Simmons was a sitting councillor for The Lane ward East Dulwich East Walworth Faraday Grange Livesey Newington Nunhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Jones
Jenny Jones may refer to: People *Jenny Jones (presenter) (born 1946), United States television personality and host of ''The Jenny Jones Show'' *Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (born 1949), British Green Party politician, member of the House of Lords *Jenny Jones (Labour politician) (born 1948), British Labour politician, former Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South West *Jenny Jones (snowboarder) (born 1980), British professional snowboarder Other *''The Jenny Jones Show ''The Jenny Jones Show'' is an American syndicated daytime tabloid talk show that was hosted by comedian/actress/singer Jenny Jones. It was produced by Quincy Jones-David Salzman Entertainment and Telepictures Productions and was distributed by ...'', US TV series sometimes referred to as ''Jenny Jones'' * ''Jenny Jones'' (musical), a 1944 West End musical See also * Jennifer Jones (other) * Janie Jones (other) * Jenna Jones {{hndis, name=Jones, Jenny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anood Al-Samerai
Anood Al-Samerai is a British Southwark based councillor for British political party, the Liberal Democrats and leader of Southwark's Liberal Democrat Group. Early life Born in Southwark, London to an Iraqi father and an English mother. Al-Samerai had lived in Kuwait prior to reaching the age of ten with both her parents until she later moved to London due to the occurrence of the first Gulf war. Career From 2004, Al-Samerai managed the Liberal Democrats MP Simon Hughes office, with previous experience working within the British public sector including work for Guy's Hospital, as well as working abroad in orphanages both in Bosnia and Bulgaria. She has also served as councillor in Southwark since 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr .... She was the Lib Dem Cand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Elections In The London Borough Of Southwark
A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or national level are not considered councils. At such levels, there may be no separate executive branch, and the council may effectively represent the entire government. A board of directors might also be denoted as a council. A committee might also be denoted as a council, though a committee is generally a subordinate body composed of members of a larger body, while a council may not be. Because many schools have a student council, the council is the form of governance with which many people are likely to have their first experience as electors or participants. A member of a council may be referred to as a councillor or councilperson, or by the gender-specific titles of councilman and councilwoman. In politics Notable examples of types of coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Jones
Susan Elan Jones (born 1 June 1968) is a former British Labour Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Clwyd South, replacing the previous Labour MP Martyn Jones after his retirement. She returned to the voluntary sector after leaving Parliament. Biography Jones comes from Ponciau near Rhosllannerchrugog and studied at Bristol University and Cardiff University. She worked as a charity manager and professional fundraiser for 15 years before becoming an MP. In the 1997 general election, Jones stood for Labour in Surrey Heath, coming third. From 2006 to 2009 she was a councillor in the London Borough of Southwark and was deputy leader of the opposition from 2007 to 2009. Parliamentary career Following the 2010 general election, as the new Member of Parliament for Clwyd South, Jones took her Parliamentary Oath of Allegiance to the Queen in Welsh; she is fluent in the language. When making her maiden speech in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Rajan
Lisa Rajan (born 1972) is a children's author and former politician. She has written 20 books in the Tara Binns and Dani Binns series published by Collins Publishing, a division of HarperCollins. Early life Rajan lives in South London and studied at Imperial College. She has a BSc in Biotechnology and an MSc in Science Communication. She has worked in scientific research, scientific publishing, medical copywriting and was a writer for the New Scientist. She was previously an elected member on Southwark Council. Career Politician Between 2002 and 2016, Rajan was a Liberal Democrat councillor for Southwark London Borough Council, representing the ward of Surrey Docks. At the 2002 local election, Rajan was elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor for Southwark London Borough Council, representing the ward of Surrey Docks. During her time on the council, she served as a cabinet member for Environment and Transport and then Children's Services and Education. On 24 May 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seb Dance
Seb Dance is a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the London region from 2014 to 2020 and since January 2022 serves as Deputy Mayor of London for transport. He was Deputy Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party when Richard Corbett was leader, and Vice-Chair of the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety from 2019 to 2020. He is also the interim chair of thLabour Movement for Europe the pro-EU society affiliated to the Labour Party, after the organisation's previous chair, Anna Turley, stepped down. Early and personal life Dance was born in the London Borough of Wandsworth and raised in the Home County of Surrey. Following his studies at University of Manchester, he was a sabbatical officer at the Manchester Student Union, leading campaigns and overseeing student participation in the merger between the Victoria University of Manchester and the University of Manchester In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Pidgeon
Caroline Valerie Pidgeon (born 29 September 1972) is a British politician serving as the Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the London Assembly since 2018, and a Londonwide Member of the London Assembly (AM) since 2008. Early life and education Pidgeon was born in Eastleigh, Hampshire, on 29 September 1972, to Eric and Valerie Pidgeon. She grew up in the county, and was the first member of her family to go to university, graduating from Aberystwyth University with a degree in Economics in 1994. After university, Pidgeon moved to London. Career From 1994 to 1996, Pidgeon was a political researcher for Rose Colley, a councillor on Southwark London Borough Council. Pidgeon was also a political researcher at Brent Council from 1996 to 1999. She was employed at Croydon Health Authority as a communications manager from 1999 to 2002, and undertook the same role at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust from 2002 to 2006. At the 1998 local election, Pidgeon was elected as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Pakes
Andrew Pakes (born 24 April 1973 as Andrew Stone) is a British Labour Party politician, and a former president of the National Union of Students (NUS). Pakes was born and grew up in Newport Pagnell, Borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. He was educated at Ousedale School, before going on to the University of Hull where he completed a Bachelor's degree in Politics and a Master's degree in Environmental Management. An active member of Labour Students, he was on the national executive of the National Union of Students from 1996 to 2000 and was twice elected the national president of NUS, serving in the role from 1998 to 2000. He had previously served as the organisation's National Treasurer from 1997 to 1998. Pakes was the second openly gay individual to be elected NUS president after Stephen Twigg (who was president from 1990 to 1992). After his term as NUS president, Pakes worked for the Association of University Teachers (AUT, now part of the University and College Union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gustave
David Gustave, known as Dawood Gustave (February 23, 1967), is a British businessman, lawyer, former youth advocate and one-time political figure. Early life and education Gustave is of mixed Irish and St. Lucian heritage. He was raised in Peckham, London where he suffered verbal and physical abuse from neighbours.Cohen, David. "Can this 'British Obama save us from knife Crime?", ''The Evening Standard'', London, 9 June 2008. At 16,he left school. That same year, unable to cope with a difficult relationship with his father, he also left home. At age 30, Gustave enrolled in an adult education course where he took ‘A’ level and undergraduate equivalency courses. Among the external readers of a research paper he wrote was an Oxford University professor who encouraged him to apply to Oxford. At age 32, Gustave enrolled as an undergraduate to study history at Wadham College. Career After Oxford, Gustave won a number of scholarships from the Middle Temple to pursue a career at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hayward, Baron Hayward
Robert Antony Hayward, Baron Hayward, (born 11 March 1949) is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician and media commentator. Early life Hayward was educated at Abingdon School and Maidenhead Grammar School, where he was Head Boy. He won a scholarship to study Economics (Honours) at the University of Rhodesia. He served as National Vice-Chairman of the Young Conservatives (UK), Young Conservatives from 1976 to 1977 and was a councillor on Coventry City Council from 1976 to 1978. Parliamentary career Hayward first stood for Parliament, unsuccessfully, at Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency), Carmarthen, in October 1974 United Kingdom general election, October 1974, being beaten by the leader of Plaid Cymru, Gwynfor Evans. He was the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingswood (UK Parliament constituency), Kingswood from 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 to 1992. In January 1992 he Filibuster#United Kingdom, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Popov
Julian Georgiev Popov ( bg, Юлиан Георгиев Попов; born 21 September 1959) is a Bulgarian-British, politician, public figure and writer. Popov is the author of the book ''English Bulgaria or Switzerland in the Balkans'' (2004), the novel ''Island of Mists'' (2006), co-author of the books "The European Supergrid" and "Energy and Climate Diplomacy" and of many comment and opinion articles on energy policies, European integration, low-carbon economy and international relations for the Bulgarian, British (BBC Three, The Independent, Financial Times, Huffington Post, The Scotsman), Polish and other European media, as well as for Al Jazeera. He has also been an advocate for minority groups in Bulgaria, starting a campaign to remove a racist anti-Roma group from Facebook and writing articles (for instance for Al Jazeera) on the maltreatment of Roma minority in Bulgaria and across Europe. He is fellow of the European Climate Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern (born 30 December 1980) is a British politician who has served as Shadow Minister for Employment since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Wirral South since 2010. Early life The granddaughter of songwriter and activist Peter McGovern, she was born in Clatterbridge, Merseyside, the daughter of a British Railways telecoms engineer father and a mother who was a nurse. She was educated at Brookhurst Primary School, and then Wirral Grammar School for Girls, where she was the Head Girl from 1998 to 1999. She then studied Philosophy at University College London. On graduation, she worked as a researcher at the House of Commons, before handling communications for development projects at Network Rail, then working for the Art Fund and Creativity, Culture and Education. Political life McGovern was first elected as a councillor for Brunswick Park in the London Borough of Southwark in 2006, later becoming the Deputy Leader of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
