Jan Etienne

Jan Etienne is a British Labour Party politician. Between 1994 and 1998 she served as a Labour Councillor in the London Borough of Brent and during that time she held office as Chair of the Education Committee. In 2005 she stood for Parliament and successfully secured 9,072 of the votes in the constituency of Southend West, against the sitting Conservative MP – David Amess.

Etienne is a graduate of the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol and teaches Social Policy at Birkbeck, University of London. In 2006 she was appointed Executive Governor of Ruskin College. Her research interest is in the area of Lifelong Learning and in 2005 she conducted research for the ESRC funded National Survey into Lifelong Learning and the Women’s Institutes. She has a number of years experience working in local government having previously worked as a Women’s Rights officer in the London Borough of Hackney; a Race Relations Adviser in the London Borough of Haringey and as Head of the Race Equality Unit in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. Her previous voluntary sector experience includes serving as, Chair of Governors at Stonebridge School; Chair of Ebony Sistren Housing Association and Chair of Africa Refugee Housing Association.

In 2007 she became the Political Education Officer for the Brent Central Constituency Labour Party and also an Executive Member of the Labour Party Black Socialist Society.

She is a member of the University College Union (UCU); Amicus Unite; the Fabian Society; The Political Studies Association (PSA); Labour Women’s Network; the Co-operative Party; the Socialist Environment and Resources Association and the Socialist Education Association (SEA).

She is married to Lloyd Gardner, film maker and producer of Monday’s Girls (BBC).

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