Janet Daby
| Janet Daby MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Lewisham East | |
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Assumed office 14 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Heidi Alexander |
| Majority | 5,629 (25.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Janet Jessica Daby 15 December 1970 |
| Political party | Labour |
Janet Jessica Daby (born 15 December 1970Template:Fact) is a British Labour Party politician who is Member of Parliament (MP) for the parliamentary constituency of Lewisham East in London. Daby won the seat at a by-election held on 14 June 2018.[1]
Early life
Daby parents were Windrush migrants from Guyana and Jamaica. Daby was brought up on a council estate where, as a child, racist thugs pelted her windows with eggs three nights in a row.[2]
Career
She is a Lewisham borough councillor, first elected in 2010, and deputy mayor of the London Borough of Lewisham. She previously worked in volunteer management and in children’s social care, and acted as a registered fostering manager.[3]
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- ↑ "Janet Daby: our candidate for Lewisham East". Labour in London. Retrieved 15 June 2018.