Jane Kennedy (politician)

Jane Kennedy
Kennedy in 2009
Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner
In office
22 November 2012 – 12 May 2021
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byEmily Spurrell
Ministerial offices
Minister of State for Farming and the Environment
In office
5 October 2008 – 8 June 2009
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byThe Lord Rooker
Succeeded byJim Fitzpatrick
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office
28 June 2007 – 5 October 2008
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byJohn Healey
Succeeded byStephen Timms
Minister of State for Quality and Patient Safety
In office
10 May 2005 – 8 May 2006
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byJohn Hutton
Succeeded byAndy Burnham
Minister of State for Work
In office
1 April 2004 – 10 May 2005
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byDes Browne
Succeeded byMargaret Hodge
Minister of State for Northern Ireland
In office
11 June 2001 – 1 April 2004
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byAdam Ingram
Succeeded byBarry Gardiner
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
28 July 1998 – 11 October 1999
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byJohn McFall
Succeeded byTony McNulty[a]
Member of Parliament
for Liverpool Wavertree
Liverpool Broadgreen (1992–1997)
In office
9 April 1992 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byTerry Fields
Succeeded byLuciana Berger
Personal details
Born
Jane Elizabeth Hodgson

(1958-05-04) 4 May 1958 (age 66)
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Political partyIndependent (since 2019)
Other political
affiliations
Labour (until 2019)
SpouseMalcolm Kennedy (1977–1998)
RelationsPeter Dowling (partner)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Liverpool

Jane Elizabeth Kennedy (née Hodgson; born 4 May 1958) is a British politician and the inaugural Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Wavertree, formerly Liverpool Broadgreen, from 1992 to 2010.

Formerly a member of the Government, on 8 June 2009, she returned to the backbenches leaving her position as Minister of State for Farming and the Environment at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.[1]

Originally a member of the Labour Party, she left the party in March 2019 after the resignation of her successor, Luciana Berger MP, and the announcement that former Liverpool City councillor Derek Hatton - a former member of the Militant tendency - had been re-admitted to party membership.[2]


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  1. ^ "Kennedy leaves Government", BBC.co.uk; accessed 11 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Merseyside's DPCC Councillor Emily Spurrell resigns her post with immediate effect". Merseysidepcc.info. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.