Sophie Linden | |
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Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime | |
Assumed office 9 May 2016 |
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Mayor | Sadiq Khan |
Commissioner | Sir Bernard Hogan Howe Cressida Dick |
Preceded by | Stephen Greenhalgh |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 February 1970 |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Profession | Politician |
Sophie Linden (born 27 February 1970) is a British politician, and currently the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime in London. She is a member of the Labour Party.
1992-1997: Researcher to David Blunkett MP.
1997-2001: Linden was a Special Adviser to Labour Secretary of State for Education and Employment, David Blunkett MP.
2001-2004: Linden continued to work alongside David Blunkett MP, as Special Adviser when he was appointed Home Secretary.
Linden moved over to become a Labour Councillor within the London Borough of Hackney, for the Dalston Ward, from 4 May 2006 to 10 June 2016.
Linden was then appointed by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan to be the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime.