Jane Kennedy (politician)

The Right Honourable Jane Kennedy
Kennedy in 2009
Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner
In office 22 November 2012 – 12 May 2021
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Emily Spurrell
Ministerial offices Minister of State for Farming and the Environment In office 5 October 2008 – 8 June 2009 Prime Minister Gordon Brown Preceded by The Lord Rooker Succeeded by Jim Fitzpatrick Financial Secretary to the Treasury In office 28 June 2007 – 5 October 2008 Prime Minister Gordon Brown Preceded by John Healey Succeeded by Stephen Timms Minister of State for Quality and Patient Safety In office 10 May 2005 – 8 May 2006 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by John Hutton Succeeded by Andy Burnham Minister of State for Work In office 1 April 2004 – 10 May 2005 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by Des Browne Succeeded by Margaret Hodge Minister of State for Northern Ireland In office 11 June 2001 – 1 April 2004 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by Adam Ingram Succeeded by Barry Gardiner Lord Commissioner of the Treasury In office 28 July 1998 – 11 October 1999 Prime Minister Tony Blair Preceded by John McFall Succeeded by Tony McNulty[a]
Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree Liverpool Broadgreen (1992–1997)
In office 9 April 1992 – 12 April 2010
Preceded by	Terry Fields
Succeeded by	Luciana Berger
Personal details
Born	Jane Elizabeth Hodgson (1958-05-04) 4 May 1958 (age 66) Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Political party	Independent (since 2019)
Other political affiliations	Labour (until 2019)
Spouse	Malcolm Kennedy (1977–1998)
Relations	Peter Dowling (partner)
Children	2
Alma mater	University 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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