Lynne Mary Jones was born on 26 April 1951 and is a British politician, who was the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Birmingham Selly Oak from 1992 until 2010.
14 Facts About Lynne Jones
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In October 2023, Jones reportedly quit the Labour Party following comments Keir Starmer made on the Gaza war.
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In May 2024, Lynne Jones joined the Green Party of England and Wales.
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Lynne Jones studied Biochemistry at the University of Birmingham, eventually gaining her Ph.
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Lynne Jones has a post-graduate Diploma in Housing Studies from Birmingham Polytechnic.
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Lynne Jones first studied stimulus-response coupling in the rat parotid gland and at alpha adrenergic receptors.
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Lynne Jones worked on the process of agonist-stimulated incorporation of radioactive phosphate into inositol phospholipids.
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Lynne Jones was first elected to the House of Commons at the 1992 general election.
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Lynne Jones was a member of the Socialist Campaign Group and took part in almost all of the backbench rebellions against the Labour government, describing herself in 2006 as "one of the usual suspects" among the backbenchers.
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Lynne Jones was Chair of the Parliamentary Forum on Transsexualism, and is a patron of Press for Change.
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However, in January 2007 Lynne Jones announced her intention to stand down at the 2010 general election.
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Lynne Jones refused to endorse Roger Godsiff in Hall Green, instead supporting the Respect candidate Salma Yaqoob, who came second.
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Lynne Jones ran to be on Labour's National Executive Committee, challenging former Welsh First Minister Carwyn Lynne Jones.
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Lynne Jones married Chris Kirk in April 1994 in Lambeth.