The London Assembly


Dee Doocey London Assembly Member

Salary£64,103
Elected Date1 May 2008
PartyLiberal Democrat Party
ConstituencyLondonwide
Responsibilities

 

  • Chair of the London Assembly
  • Deputy Chair of the Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee
  • Member of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) - MPA Register of Interests entry
Key Issues & Concerns

 

  • Improved interaction between the police and the public, in particular the quality of ‘front counter’ service in police stations
  • A lasting legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in particular equipping young people with skills, giving local people priority over housing, and improving local sports facilities
  • Improved access and support for people with disabilities, in particular improving access to sport for children with disabilities
  • More affordable childcare, with appropriately qualified staff in all nurseries. Significantly improved childcare provision for children with disabilities
  • Tackling two problems in London’s fashion industry: the poor examples provided to young girls by excessively thin models, and discrimination against models from ethnic minorities
ExpensesDee Doocey 's expenses
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Register of InterestsDee Doocey Register of Interests

Biography

Dee Doocey has served as a member of the London Assembly since 2004. Since then, her main role has been as Chair of the Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee, now established as the lead committee for monitoring and reporting on the 2012 Olympic Games. During the 2004 – 2008 term, under Dee’s chairmanship, the committee published hard-hitting investigations into such topics as the Olympic ‘legacy’, lottery funding, childcare, and Incapacity Benefit.  Dee also serves as a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority.

From 1986 until 1994, Dee served as an elected councillor for the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, where she was Chair of the Housing Committee. She was previously Finance Director of the Liberal Party for ten years and Financial Advisor to the Liberal parliamentary party for eight years.

Dee ran her own management consultancy specialising in advising blue chip companies how to improve cost effectiveness. She was previously Group Managing Director of an international fashion company with operations in London, Hong Kong and China.  However she gave up her business interests when she was elected to the London Assembly in 2004 in order to concentrate full time on her London Assembly duties.

Biographical information as supplied by individual Assembly Members.

Contact details:
GLA
City Hall
The Queen's Walk
London SE1 2AA

Telephone: 020 7983 4797
Email: Dee.Doocey@london.gov.uk

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