Jenny Bailey | |
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| 801st Mayor of Cambridge | |
| In office 2007–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Dryden |
| Succeeded by | Mike Dixon |
| Cambridge City Councillor, East Chesterton Ward | |
| In office May 2002 – May 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Doncaster Prison |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Spouse | Jennifer Liddle |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Chesterton, Cambridge |
Jenny Bailey is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was the civic leader of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, England. Bailey served her mayoral term from 2007 to 2008. Bailey became a member of the city council in 2002, when she was elected to represent the suburb of East Chesterton within Cambridge. She served the council continuously from 2002 to 2007, rising the ranks until she was chosen to become mayor in 2007.[1] Prior to her appointment as full mayor, she acted as a deputy in 2006.
She was the first transgender mayor in the United Kingdom,[2] and the second globally after Georgina Beyer, Mayor of Carterton, New Zealand.[3] Bailey herself was keen to play down the significance of her appointment, saying, "I don't want to let it define me."[4] Bailey had undergone gender transitioning 11 years prior to assuming office in the council.[1]
Bailey was married before her transition, and became a parent to two sons. Bailey and her longtime companion Jennifer Liddle entered into a civil partnership on 22 September 2011.[5] Liddle, a former councillor,[2] is also a trans woman.
- ^ a b "Cambridge mayors 2000–2010". Cambridge City Council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2010
- ^ a b "First sex-swap mayor is sworn in". BBC News. 24 May 2007. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- ^ "Georgina Beyer". The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ Lucy Bannerman (24 May 2007). "Double first for sex-change mayor and her mayoress". Times Online. Archived from the original on 27 July 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- ^ Elliott, Chris (23 September 2011). "City's sex-change mayor and mayoress celebrate civil partnership". Cambridge News. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.