Jenny Rathbone
Jenny Rathbone Jenny Randerson | |
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Majority | 7,640 (26.8%) |
Islington Borough Councillor for Highbury Ward | |
In office 7 May 1998 – 2 May 2002 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 February 1950 |
Political party | Co-op |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Jenny Ann Rathbone[1] (born 12 February 1950[2][3]) is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative politician who has been a Member of the Senedd (MS) since 2011.
Career
She was Labour candidate for
Rathbone has represented the constituency of Cardiff Central since the Senedd election of May 2011.[4] She won the seat from the Liberal Democrats by 38 votes.[5]
She voted for
On 5 May 2016 Rathbone was elected for a second term as AM for Cardiff Central, winning by 817 votes.[8]
Controversy
In November 2018 it was reported that Rathbone was facing disciplinary action from the Labour Party for her comments a year earlier in which she suggested that the Jewish community's need for security at synagogues stemmed from a "siege mentality".[9][10][11]
Personal life
Jenny Rathbone was born in Liverpool. She speaks fluent French and Spanish.[12] She has two children and lives in Roath, Cardiff.
References
- ^ "Election results for Cardiff Central, 5 May 2016". cardiff.moderngov.co.uk. 5 May 2016.
- ^ @LSCaerdydd (12 February 2018). "Happy Birthday to our amazing Cardiff Central Assembly Member @JennyRathbone from everyone at CLS 🎉 have a great day 😊" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jenny RATHBONE – Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ a b Assembly Member – Jenny Rathbone, National Assembly for Wales website. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
- ^ "'Politics is part of my DNA' – Jenny Rathbone, AM for Cardiff Central", GuardianCardiff, 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
- ^ Adam Lusher (5 May 2016) "Local elections 2016: Welsh Labour ‘in great shape’ despite ‘very unhelpful behaviour’ of ‘appalling’ Ken Livingstone", The Independent. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ Deans, David (14 October 2015). "Carwyn Jones defends sacking Jenny Rathbone over M4 relief road criticism". WalesOnline.
- ^ Cathy Owen (6 May 2016) "National Assembly election 2016: It's the women who won it ", Wales Online. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ Harpin, Lee (14 November 2018). "Labour politician accused of 'ignorance and lack of empathy' over shul security comments". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Harpin, Lee (14 November 2018). "Labour politician faces possible disciplinary action for shul security comments exposed by the JC". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Labour AM Jenny Rathbone sorry for Jewish comments". BBC News. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "The Labour Party". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Media related to Jenny Rathbone at Wikimedia Commons