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London Assembly Member John Biggs

Labour Party
Constituency: City and East
Re-elected on 1 May 2008

Now in his third term as Assembly Member for City and East London, John is a former leader of Tower Hamlets. A Graduate of Chemistry, Computer Science and of Law, John previously worked as an analyst in the City and as Director of a political pressure group.

He leads on Budget and Health for the Labour Group on the London Assembly and represents the Assembly on the London Health Commission. He has a keen interest in regeneration and has played a major role in the Thames Gateway project. He was previously Vice Chair of the London Development Agency and Deputy Chairman of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation.

John was made an Honorary Fellow of Queen Mary University of London in July 2009.

Special interests
Transport, Equalities, Health, Regeneration, developing the Thames Gateway, the London Labour Market, Constitutional Reform.

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