London Assembly Member
- Party
- Labour Party
- Tenure
- 3 May 2012
- Responsibilities
2013-14
- Chair of the Police and Crime Committee
- Chair of the Taser Working Group
- Member of the Budget and Performance Committee
- Member of the Confirmation Hearings Committee
- Member of the GLA Oversight Committee
- Constituency
- Enfield and Haringey
- Key Issues
- Policing and community safety, health and public services, children and young people, jobs, skills and economic development, keeping London moving, a greener and environmentally friendly London
- Salary
- £53,439
- Register of Members' Interests - Joanne McCartney
- Register of Members' Interests - Joanne McCartney
- expenses
- Joanne McCartney's expenses
- Gifts and Hospitality
- Joanne McCartney Gifts and Hospitality
Biography
Joanne was elected as the London Assembly Member for Enfield and Haringey in June 2004.
She currently Chairs the London Assembly’s Police & Committee and sits on the Budget & Performance Committee.
Joanne has previously served as Chair of the London Assembly’s Health and Public Services Committee and led investigations into a number of issues which are important to Londoners including: the decline of London’s public toilets; breast cancer screening; the future of the Post Office network, and access to mental health services.
Before being elected to the London Assembly, Joanne served as a local councillor in Enfield from 1998-2006. During this time she served as Chair of Enfield’s Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership and as a Director of Millfield House & Theatre. She practiced as a barrister, specialising in employment law and also worked as an adjudicator for the Housing Ombudsman dealing with disputes between landlords and tenants.
Joanne has three children and is Chair of Governors at her local primary school.
Biographical information as supplied by individual Assembly Members.
Contact details:
GLA
City Hall
The Queen's Walk
London SE1 2AA
Tel: 020 7983 5524
Fax: 020 7983 5679
Email: joanne.mccartney@london.gov.uk