Jenny Jones (Green Politician)

Jenny Jones (Green Politician)

Jenny Jones, AM (born 23 December 1949) is an English politician and prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales. She features in the Evening Standards list of London’s 1000 most influential people and in 2004 was named as one of 200 women of achievement by Buckingham Palace.

Jones has represented the Greens in the London Assembly since its creation in 2000. She was the Green candidate for Mayor of London in the 2012 elections, coming third with 4.48% of first preferences. She served as Deputy Mayor of London from May 2003 to June 2004. She was also the sole Green councillor on Southwark Council from 2006 to 2010. In 2008 the council passed a motion introducing a London living wage policy which was proposed by Jones.

On the London Assembly, Jones's prime areas of interest have been transport, housing and planning, and policing, “with a strong emphasis on sustainability and localism.” In addition to her period as deputy mayor, Jones has served as Chair of London Food, Green Transport Advisor, and Road Safety Ambassador, during which time the number of people killed and seriously injured on London’s roads decreased by over 2,000 with 20 mph zones and increased traffic policing.