- Jennette Arnold
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name = Jennette Arnold
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constituency_AM = North East
assembly = London
term_start =10 June 2004
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predecessor =Meg Hillier
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constituency_AM2 = the Labour Party (London-wide)
assembly2 = London
term_start2 = July 2000
term_end2 =10 June 2004
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predecessor2 =David Lammy
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birth_place =Montserrat
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nationality = British
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party = Labour Party
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footnotes =Jennette Arnold is a Labour Party politician and member of the
London Assembly representing theLondon Boroughs of Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest.Born in
Montserrat , Arnold trained as anurse . She then worked as an Industrial Relations Officer and as Regional Director of Services and Special Adviser (Equalities) to the General Secretary of theRoyal College of Nursing . She then worked as an associate for organisational development consultancy, Beacon Associates. [citeweb|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/members/arnoldj/biog.jsp|title=Jennette Arnold - Bio|publisher=london.gov.uk|accessdate=2008-08-25]Arnold was elected to
Islington Borough Council in 1994, eventually serving a term as Deputy Mayor. Following the resignation ofDavid 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 fromSally 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 theMuseum of London ; a governor ofSadler's Wells Theatre Foundation, a patron ofVictoria Climbie Foundation, and a former Chair of theStephen Lawrence Charitable Trust. [citeweb|url=http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page15099|title=Jennette Arnold appointed to the Museum of London|publisher=10 Downing Street|date=2008-03-19|accessdate=2008-08-25]References
External links
* [http://www.jennettearnold.com Personal wesbite Jennettearnold.com]
* [http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/members/arnoldj.jsp Biography from the London Assembly]
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