Sophie Linden

Sophie Linden (born 27 February 1970) is a British politician, and currently the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime in London.[1] She is a member of the Labour Party.

Sophie Linden
Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
Assumed office
9 May 2016
MayorSadiq Khan
CommissionerSir Bernard Hogan Howe
Cressida Dick
Preceded byStephen Greenhalgh
Personal details
Born (1970-02-27) 27 February 1970
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
ProfessionPolitician

Political career

From 1992 to 1997, Linden was a researcher for David Blunkett MP.[2][3] Following the Labour victory at the 1997 general election, she became a Special Adviser to Blunkett when he was Secretary of State for Education and Employment.[4] She was in the role from 1997 to 2001, following Blunkett as Special Adviser when he was appointed Home Secretary.

Linden moved to become a Labour councillor within the London Borough of Hackney, for the Dalston Ward, from 4 May 2006 to 10 June 2016.[5] During this period, she sought selection as Labour's Prospective parliamentary candidate for Hampstead and Kilburn prior to the 2015 general election, but was unsuccessful.[2] In 2016, she was appointed by the new Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to be the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime.[6]

References
  1. "The Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime | London City Hall". www.london.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. Osley, Richard (23 May 2013). "Former Blunkett adviser Sophie Linden joins race to become Labour Party candidate in Hampstead and Kilburn | Camden New Journal". Camden New Journal. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017.
  3. Yong, Ben; Hazell, Robert (1 December 2014). Special Advisers: Who they are, what they do and why they matter. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781782254287.
  4. "Another Hackney political export: Sophie Linden". bloodandproperty.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  5. 1 (1 January 2017). "Hackney Council – Councillor details – Councillor Sophie Linden". Retrieved 1 January 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Mayor Sadiq Khan announces key appointments – Diversity UK". Diversity UK. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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