Kemi Badenoch (Past staff)

Biography

Kemi has been a member of the London Assembly since September 2015. She is the GLA Conservative’s spokesman for the Economy and also sits on the Transport Committee and Policing and Crime Committee.

Prior to the Assembly, Kemi was a director at the Spectator Magazine and before that an associate director at Coutts & Co. 

She holds two degrees in engineering and law, from Sussex University and Birkbeck College respectively. She is currently a board member for the Centre for the Study of British Politics and Public Life and for 9 years was a non-executive director for a London housing association.  

Her other areas of interest include engineering and technology, social mobility and integration. She provides regular mentoring to women who wish to pursue careers in technology and has spoken at several conferences including the global TEdX speaker series.

Responsibilities for 2016-17

Deputy Chair of the Economy Committee

Deputy Chair of the Health Committee

Member of the Police and Crime Committee

Member of the Transport Committee

Key issues

• Police and crime
• Transport