| Valerie Shawcross CBE AM | |
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| Assumed office 4 May 2000 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
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| Majority | 23,648 |
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| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Anteney |
| Website | http://www.valshawcross.com |
Valerie Shawcross CBE (Val Shawcross) is a Labour Party politician and member of the London Assembly for Lambeth and Southwark. In 2009, Shawcross was selected as the Labour Co-operative candidate for Bermondsey and Old Southwark at the next general election.
She was first elected to the Assembly in 2000, and retained her seat in 2004 and 2008. In 2000 Ken Livingstone appointed her as Chair of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) a position she held until his defeat in 2008. She is currently the Labour London Assembly Spokesperson for Transport and Deputy Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee. She also currently serves on the Assembly Budget Scrutiny Committee and as a member of LFEPA.
She is a former Labour Party national women's officer, and was a councillor for New Addington in Croydon from 1994 to 2000, serving as Chair of Education, then Leader of Croydon Council.
Val was awarded a CBE in 2002 for her services to local government. She is married to Michael Anteney.
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