Andrew Hartley Dismore

Personal Party Website: http://www.dismore4hendon.co.uk/

http://party.coop/person/andrew-dismore/

Andrew Dismore is the Labour & Co-operative London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden, winning the seat from the Conservatives in 2012.

Previously, Andrew was the MP for Hendon from 1997 to 2010. In a varied parliamentary career, Andrew built a reputation as an expert in private members’ legislation including helping achieve several Bills promoted by the Co-op Party. Andrew chaired the Joint Select Committee on Human Rights. He also served on the Standards and Privileges Committee for 9 years, the Work and Pensions Committee for 7 years and the powerful Liaison Committee for 5 years.

Growing up in a political family, Andrew joined the Labour Party in 1974, the GMWU (now GMB) in 1976 and the Co-operative Party in 1981.

Andrew began his career in representative politics in 1982, as the then youngest ever councillor on Westminster City Council, becoming Leader of the Labour Group in 1990.

Prior to entering Parliament, Andrew had been a partner at Thompsons and at Russell Jones and Walker, specialising in personal injury and trades union law. Andrew now works as a political consultant specialising in legal affairs.

Andrew Dismore is the co-ordinator of the Access to Justice Group, AJAG.