Jim Dickson (politician)
Jim Dickson | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Dartford | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gareth Johnson |
| Leader of Lambeth Council | |
| In office September 1994 – March 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Tuffrey |
| Succeeded by | Tom Franklin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Rowan Chatterton Dickson 16 January 1964 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Co-op |
| Spouse | Nicola Dickson |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
Jim Dickson (born 16 January 1964) is a British Labour Co-op politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dartford since 2024. Since 1990, he has been a Councillor for Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction (previously Herne Hill) at Lambeth Council. He currently serves as the Council’s Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care,[1] having previously been its leader from 1994 to 2000.
At the 2024 general election, Dickson defeated Gareth Johnson of the Conservative Party, ending the party’s 14 year hold of the seat.
Early life and career[edit]
He was educated at Wellington College and Cambridge University where he read Social and Political Sciences. Whilst at Cambridge he was elected as Chair of the Cambridge University Labour Club.[citation needed]
From 1989, Dickson worked for the London Housing Unit as a Senior Policy Officer for ten years.[citation needed]
In 1998 he was a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Westminster until 2000.[citation needed]
Between 2000 and 2003 he worked as an Associate for Weber Shandwick.[citation needed]
He previously worked for the consultancy firm Four Communications as Politics Director.[2][3] He is a member of the Association of Professional Political Consultants.[4]
Political career[edit]
Dickson was first elected as a Councillor for Herne Hill in the 1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election, and he became the Leader of Lambeth Council in 1994.[citation needed]
At the 2001 General Election he was Labour's candidate[5] in Old Bexley and Sidcup.
Cllr Dickson has continuously been a member of the Cabinet of Lambeth Council since 2009 and has held various positions (such as Finance and Voluntary and Community Sectors),[2] currently serving as Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care since 23 April 2020.[1][6]
Politically he is identified with the right wing of the Labour Party and was leading Lambeth's Labour Group when it was described as "more New Labour than New Labour" by then Prime Minister, Tony Blair.[7] He is a member of Progressive Britain.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Cabinet | Lambeth Council". beta.lambeth.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b "LinkedIn Profile".
- ^ "Profile on Four Communications website". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Register of interests for Councillor Jim Dickson". beta.lambeth.gov.uk. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Election result for Old Bexley and Sidcup in 2001
- ^ "Lambeth Council announces its new Cabinet, 23rd April 2020". Brixton Buzz. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Labour urged to 'smear' Lib Dems". Independent.co.uk. 22 October 2011.