Jim Dickson (politician)

Jim Dickson (born 16 January 1964) is a Labour Co-op Councillor for Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction (before 2022 Herne Hill) at Lambeth Council, he also serves as Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care (along with Cllr Lucy Caldicott),[1] having previously been the Council's Cabinet Member for Finance and also its Leader.

Jim Dickson
Cllr
Portrait, 2006
Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care at Lambeth Council
Assumed office
23 April 2020
LeaderClaire Holland
Leader of Lambeth Council
In office
September 1994 – March 2000
Preceded byMike Tuffrey
Succeeded byTom Franklin
Councillor for Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction
Herne Hill (1990–2022)
Assumed office
3 May 1990
Personal details
Born
James Rowan Chatterton Dickson

(1964-01-16) 16 January 1964
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour Co-op
SpouseNicola
Alma materJesus College, Cambridge

Early life and career

He was educated at Wellington College and Cambridge University where he read Social and Political Sciences. Whilst at Cambridge he was elected as Chair of the Cambridge University Labour Club.

From 1989, Dickson worked for the London Housing Unit as a Senior Policy Officer for ten years.

In 1998 he was a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Westminster until 2000.

Between 2000 and 2003 he worked as an Associate for Weber Shandwick.

He previously worked for the consultancy firm Four Communications as Politics Director.[2][3] He is a member of the Association of Professional Political Consultants.[4]

Political career

Dickson was first elected as a Councillor for Herne Hill in the 1990 Lambeth London Borough Council election, he quickly rose up the ranks to be Leader of Lambeth Council in 1994.

At the 2001 General Election he was Labour's candidate[5] in Old Bexley and Sidcup.

Cllr Dickson has continuously been a member of the Cabinet of Lambeth Council since 2009 and has held various positions (such as Finance and Voluntary and Community Sectors),[2] currently serving as Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care since 23 April 2020.[1][6]

Politically he is identified with the right wing of the Labour Party and was leading Lambeth's Labour Group when it was described as "more New Labour than New Labour" by then Prime Minister, Tony Blair.[7] He is a member of Progressive Britain.[4]

References
  1. "The Cabinet | Lambeth Council". beta.lambeth.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. "LinkedIn Profile".
  3. "Profile on Four Communications website". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  4. "Register of interests for Councillor Jim Dickson". beta.lambeth.gov.uk. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. Election result for Old Bexley and Sidcup in 2001
  6. "Lambeth Council announces its new Cabinet, 23rd April 2020". Brixton Buzz. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. "Labour urged to 'smear' Lib Dems". Independent.co.uk. 22 October 2011.


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