Ann Black OBE is a British political activist who serves as a member of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party.
19 Facts About Ann Black
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Ann Black served from 2000 to 2018 and was re-elected in November 2020.
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Ann Black was chair of the NEC from 2009 to 2010, and has served as chair of the NEC's disputes panel.
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In 2013, Black worked as a computer programmer at Oxford Brookes University.
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Ann Black was first elected to the Labour Party's National Executive Committee as a representative for Constituency Labour Party groups in 2000.
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In September 2002, Ann Black wrote a paper for the committee expressing concern about the invading Iraq.
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Ann Black spoke out against the Labour government's plans to introduce ID cards in 2005.
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When determining the rules for the 2015 Labour Party leadership election, Ann Black opposed checking new members against the party's canvassing records.
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Ann Black supported Corbyn being automatically included on ballots, and an increase in the price to become a registered supporter of the party.
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In October 2016, Ann Black was re-elected to the NEC with more votes than any other candidate.
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In January 2018, Ann Black was replaced as chair of the committee's disputes panel with Christine Shawcroft, who Stephen Bush described in the New Statesman as "regarded as more of a reliable factional operator".
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In February, Momentum announced a slate of candidates for the year's elections to the NEC that didn't include Black, reportedly because of how Black had voted to determine the electorate for the 2016 leadership election.
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Ann Black was expected to win the election to be chair of the National Policy Forum later that month.
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Ann Black was elected as chair of the NPF in April 2018.
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Ann Black stood in the 2018 election for CLP representatives on the NEC without the support of the CLGA.
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Ann Black came in thirteenth place, with nine candidates elected.
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In September 2019, after the 2019 United Kingdom general election was announced, Black criticised the NEC for prioritising formal re-selection processes for Labour MPs over organising selections for constituencies which didn't have a candidate.
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Ann Black has been described as "independently minded" and "left-wing", and a swing vote on the NEC.
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Ann Black was made an Officer of the British Empire in the 2013 Birthday Honours for "parliamentary and political service".