Ann Black
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Ann Black is a member of the British
Labour Party
's National Executive Committee
(NEC), Chair of the Labour Party from September 2009, and is part of the Grassroots Alliance
group of NEC members.
As a constituency representative elected directly by individual members of the Labour Party, Ann Black reports back after every meeting of the NEC and the National Policy Forum
by email
.
She is from the soft left Labour Party pressure group Labour Reform and is a regular contributor to journals such as Chartist
and more occasionally Socialist Campaign Group
News. She is also a member of the Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform
.
On 4 August 2006 she was re-elected to the National Executive Committee
, as the highest polling candidate. She was first elected to the NEC in 2000 and also came top in the previous ballot in 2004.
In 2009 she was part of the three-strong disciplinary panel of senior NEC members, with Cath Speight and Sir Jeremy Beecham
, for MPs referred for consideration over the parliamentary expenses scandal
.
Previously she had held a number of positions in the Labour Party and also in her trade union, UNISON
, since joining the ASTMS union (now part of Unite
) in 1979 and Labour in 1982.
She is also currently Secretary of Oxford East Constituency Labour Party
and vice chair of Unison's Regional Political Committee. She works as a computer programmer at Oxford Brookes University
.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
's National Executive Committee
National Executive Committee
The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the UK Labour Party. Its composition has changed over the years, and includes representatives of affiliated trade unions, the Parliamentary Labour Party and European Parliamentary Labour Party, Constituency Labour Parties,...
(NEC), Chair of the Labour Party from September 2009, and is part of the Grassroots Alliance
Grassroots Alliance
The centre-left Grassroots Alliance is a group of elected members on the British Labour Party National Executive Committee, founded in 1998. They represent members from a broad spectrum of the Labour membership, ranging from centrists to left wingers...
group of NEC members.
As a constituency representative elected directly by individual members of the Labour Party, Ann Black reports back after every meeting of the NEC and the National Policy Forum
National Policy Forum
The National Policy Forum of the British Labour Party is part of the policy-making system of the Party, set up by Leader Tony Blair as part of the Partnership in Power process....
by email
Email
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.
She is from the soft left Labour Party pressure group Labour Reform and is a regular contributor to journals such as Chartist
Chartist (magazine)
Chartist is a bi-monthly democratic socialist magazine which has been published in Britain since the 1970s.The magazine's editorial policy is firmly aligned with what was once termed the soft left of the Labour Party, supporting such causes as the Grassroots Alliance slate in NEC elections and the...
and more occasionally Socialist Campaign Group
Socialist Campaign Group
The Socialist Campaign Group is a left-wing democratic socialist grouping of Labour Party Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. It was formed in December 1982 as an alternative Parliamentary left-wing group to the Tribune Group...
News. She is also a member of the Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform
Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform
The Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform is a movement within the Labour Party for electoral reform particularly of the first past the post system in House of Commons constituencies and the undemocratic House of Lords....
.
On 4 August 2006 she was re-elected to the National Executive Committee
National Executive Committee
The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the UK Labour Party. Its composition has changed over the years, and includes representatives of affiliated trade unions, the Parliamentary Labour Party and European Parliamentary Labour Party, Constituency Labour Parties,...
, as the highest polling candidate. She was first elected to the NEC in 2000 and also came top in the previous ballot in 2004.
In 2009 she was part of the three-strong disciplinary panel of senior NEC members, with Cath Speight and Sir Jeremy Beecham
Jeremy Beecham
Jeremy Beecham, Baron Beecham, Kt, DL is a British Labour politician and a senior figure in English local government. He was leader of Newcastle City Council and the first Chairman of theLocal Government Association...
, for MPs referred for consideration over the parliamentary expenses scandal
United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal
The United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal was a major political scandal triggered by the leak and subsequent publication by the Telegraph Group in 2009 of expense claims made by members of the United Kingdom Parliament over several years...
.
Previously she had held a number of positions in the Labour Party and also in her trade union, UNISON
UNISON
UNISON is the largest trade union in the United Kingdom with over 1.3 million members.The union was formed in 1993 when three public sector trade unions, the National and Local Government Officers Association , the National Union of Public Employees and the Confederation of Health Service...
, since joining the ASTMS union (now part of Unite
Unite
- Labor unions :*Unite the Union, a British and Irish trade union, formed by the merger of Amicus and T&G*Unite Union, a trade union in New Zealand*Unite Union , a trade union in Australia...
) in 1979 and Labour in 1982.
She is also currently Secretary of Oxford East Constituency Labour Party
Constituency Labour Party
A Constituency Labour Party is an organisation of members of the British Labour Party who live in a particular UK parliamentary constituency in England, Scotland and Wales. The Labour Party in Northern Ireland has, since February 2009, been organised as a province-wide Constituency Labour Party...
and vice chair of Unison's Regional Political Committee. She works as a computer programmer at Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
.