Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
The Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb FSA | |
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 20 September 2013 | |
| 2nd Deputy Mayor of London | |
| In office 16 May 2003 – 14 June 2004 | |
| Mayor | Ken Livingstone |
| Preceded by | Nicky Gavron |
| Succeeded by | Nicky Gavron |
| Member of the London Assembly as the 11th Additional Member | |
| In office 4 May 2000 – 6 May 2016 | |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Russell |
| Councillor for Southwark London Borough Council | |
| In office 4 May 2006 – 6 May 2010 | |
| Ward | South Camberwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jennifer Helen Jones 23 December 1949 Brighton, East Sussex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Green Party of England and Wales (1990–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Green Party UK (1988–1990) |
| Residence | Southwark, London, England |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Profession | Archaeologist |
| Website | https://jennyjones.org/ |
Jennifer Helen Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, FSA (born 23 December 1949) is a British politician who was the Deputy Mayor of London from 2003 to 2004. She is a member of the Green Party of England and Wales. She was until September 2019 the only Green Party member in the House of Lords.
Jones represented the Green Party in the London Assembly from 2000 until retiring in 2016. She was the Green candidate for Mayor of London in the 2012 election. She was also the sole Green councillor on Southwark Council from 2006 to 2010.[1][2]
It was announced in August 2013 that Jones was to become the first Green life peer in the House of Lords since Tim Beaumont.[3] She was introduced to the House of Lords on 5 November 2013.[4]
References
- ↑ "Cllr. Jenny Jones AM's Green Party Website Biography". Green Party of England and Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ↑ Archived 2015-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Southwark Greens Stop paying council cleaners poverty wages.
- ↑ Working Peerages announced. 1 August 2013. Gov.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ "Introductions" Democracy Live (House of Lords; published by the BBC), 5 November 2013; "Introduction: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb – in the House of Lords at 2:38 pm on 5th November 2013." They Work For You. 5 November 2013.