Caroline Russell - London Assembly Member
Key information
Start date for this term:
Salary: £64,331
Constituency: Londonwide
Political group: City Hall Greens
Biography
Caroline Russell has lived in Islington since 1986 and joined the Assembly in 2016 as a walking and cycling campaigner focused on accessibility and road danger reduction.
During her first term on the Assembly with the City Hall Greens, Caroline concentrated on transport, environment and economy.
Currently, Caroline is Leader of the City Hall Greens and serves as Chair of Police and Crime Committee, where she is focused on reducing violence and protecting young Londoners.
Caroline is also Deputy Chair of Health Committee, where she raises awareness about the lack of public toilets in London, access to everyday healthcare for gender diverse Londoners, and the need to reduce drug harm.
Responsibilities for 2024-25
- Deputy Chair of the GLA Oversight Committee
- Deputy Chair of the Transport Committee
- Member of the Confirmation Hearings Committee
- Member of the Elections Review Working Group
- Member of the Chief Officer Performance Review Panel
- Member of the Standing Orders Working Group
- Member of the Chief Officer Performance Review Panel.
- Member of the Standing Orders Working Group
Key issues
- Funding toilets on the Tube: Pressuring the Mayor to ensure there are no more 'loo deserts' in the TfL Tube network so every Londoner can ride with dignity.
- Achieving vision zero in London: Ending serious injuries and preventable deaths on London's roads.
Media enquiries
Email Julia Albertson at [email protected] for press and media enquiries.
If you are constituent, email Caroline at [email protected].
Caroline's committee memberships
We scrutinise the work of the Metropolitan Police and investigate key policing and crime issues in London.
We aim to help improve the health and well-being of Londoners and work to tackle public health issues.
We look at how the Mayor is spending your money and if this money is put to good use.
We examine major expenditures by the Mayor and oversee the programming of London Assembly business.
The London Assembly may hold Confirmation Hearings when the Mayor proposes to make an appointment.
Caroline's questions at Mayor's Question Time
Assembly Members can put questions to the Mayor at Mayor's Question Time.
Latest news from Caroline
The Mayor thanked Caroline for bringing Transport for All to City Hall last week to present their report, the Accessibility Review of the PTAL Index. [1] The report suggested three new criteria to include in future transport accessibility designations, including whether a station had a public toilet.
Pointing to the success of her Rent Commission earlier this month, which brought together renters, unions, campaigners and academics for a roundtable at City Hall, today Zoë Garbett took her campaign for rent control directly to the Mayor. [1]
After decades campaigning for safer streets, more toilets, and a transport network for all Londoners, today Caroline Russell AM hosted Transport for All at City Hall to launch the group’s new report, Accessibility Review of the PTAL Index.
After years of Caroline leading the campaign for more toilets on the tube, today she joined the Mayor to introduce the long-awaited, massively delayed Transport for London (TfL) toilet feasibility study. Following the event at White Hart Lane Station, the site of one of the proposed new toilets, Caroline Russell issued the below statement:
