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'''Joanne Marie Anderson''' (born 7 January 1971)<ref name="guardian_9july2022">[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/09/mayors-assemble-local-leaders-reshaping-british-politics-sadiq-khan-andy-burnham ‘It’s place first, not party first’: city mayors on how they are reshaping English politics], The Guardian, 9 July 2022</ref> is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who served as the second and final directly elected [[Mayor of Liverpool]] from 2021 to 2023. She previously served as the [[Liverpool City Council]]lor for the [[Princes Park (Liverpool ward)|Princes Park]] ward from October 2019 to May 2021. She was the first woman to be Mayor of the city and the first black woman to be a directly elected mayor in the UK. Anderson left office in May 2023, in line with the abolition of the post of Mayor of Liverpool.
'''Joanne Marie Anderson''' (born 7 January 1971)<ref name="guardian_9july2022">[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/09/mayors-assemble-local-leaders-reshaping-british-politics-sadiq-khan-andy-burnham ‘It’s place first, not party first’: city mayors on how they are reshaping English politics], The Guardian, 9 July 2022</ref> is a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician who served as the second and final directly elected [[Mayor of Liverpool]] from 2021 to 2023. She previously served as the [[Liverpool City Council]]lor for the [[Princes Park (Liverpool ward)|Princes Park]] ward from October 2019 to May 2021. She was the first woman to be Mayor of the city and the first black woman to be a directly elected mayor in the UK. Anderson left office in May 2023 at the end of her term.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Anderson was born in [[Liverpool]] in 1971.<ref name="TheGuide">{{cite web |title=Who is Joanne Anderson, Liverpool's new Mayor? |url=https://theguideliverpool.com/who-is-joanne-anderson-liverpools-new-mayor/ |website=The Guide Liverpool |date=7 May 2021 |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508005719/https://theguideliverpool.com/who-is-joanne-anderson-liverpools-new-mayor/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="guardian_9july2022" /> She has said that growing up under [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s government made her feel like she was "at the bottom of the pile" and that she would not "amount to much".<ref name="LiverpoolLabourProfile">{{cite web |title=Joanne Marie Anderson – Liverpool Mayor |url=https://liverpoollabour.co.uk/city-mayor/ |website=Liverpool Labour |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509062032/https://liverpoollabour.co.uk/city-mayor/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Anderson was born in [[Liverpool]] in 1971.<ref name="TheGuide">{{cite web |title=Who is Joanne Anderson, Liverpool's new Mayor? |url=https://theguideliverpool.com/who-is-joanne-anderson-liverpools-new-mayor/ |website=The Guide Liverpool |date=7 May 2021 |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508005719/https://theguideliverpool.com/who-is-joanne-anderson-liverpools-new-mayor/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="guardian_9july2022" /> She has said that growing up under [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s government made her feel like she was "at the bottom of the pile" and that she would not "amount to much".<ref name="LiverpoolLabourProfile">{{cite web |title=Joanne Marie Anderson – Liverpool Mayor |url=https://liverpoollabour.co.uk/city-mayor/ |website=Liverpool Labour |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509062032/https://liverpoollabour.co.uk/city-mayor/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


Anderson left school at 16 with no qualifications, but completed a degree in Business Studies as a mature adult. She completed a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in business studies at [[Liverpool John Moores University]] between 1996 and 1999,<ref name="LinkedIn">{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Joanne |title=Joanne Anderson |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/joanne-anderson-61893438 |website=LinkedIn |publisher=Joanne Anderson |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> and is currently{{when|date=May 2022}} completing an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] at the same university.<ref name="LinkedIn" />
Anderson left school at 16 with no qualifications, but completed a degree in Business Studies as a mature student. She completed a BA in business studies at [[Liverpool John Moores University]] between 1996 and 1999,<ref name="LinkedIn">{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Joanne |title=Joanne Anderson |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/joanne-anderson-61893438 |website=LinkedIn |publisher=Joanne Anderson |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> and is currently{{when|date=May 2022}} completing an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] at the same university.<ref name="LinkedIn" />


Anderson has had a successful career as an equality, diversity and inclusion practitioner and a business consultant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Be Who You Can't see! – An Evening with Mayor Joanne Anderson.|url=https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/188482595517?aff=efbneb|access-date=2021-10-18|website=Eventbrite|language=en-gb|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025020035/https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/be-who-you-cant-see-an-evening-with-mayor-joanne-anderson-tickets-188482595517?aff=efbneb|url-status=live}}</ref>
Anderson has had a career as an equality, diversity and inclusion practitioner and a business consultant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Be Who You Can't see! – An Evening with Mayor Joanne Anderson.|url=https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/188482595517?aff=efbneb|access-date=2021-10-18|website=Eventbrite|language=en-gb|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025020035/https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/be-who-you-cant-see-an-evening-with-mayor-joanne-anderson-tickets-188482595517?aff=efbneb|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Anderson's profession is mainly as a freelance business consultant, but she has also worked as a [[civil servant]] for the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] for over a decade.<ref name="TheGuide" /> She previously worked as a community consultant and has worked as an advisor and a member of the board of trustees for various organisations, including Emmaus Merseyside (a charity providing work and housing to homeless people in the UK), Merseyside Probation Service, and Merseyside Equality and Employment Law.<ref name="LinkedIn" /> She was elected as a [[Liverpool City Council|councillor]] for the [[Princes Park (Liverpool ward)|Princes Park]] ward in a by-election in October 2019 with 73% of the vote,<ref name="joanneandersonliverpoolcouncil">{{cite web |title=Councillor details – Councillor Joanne Anderson |url=http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=33372 |website=Liverpool City Council |access-date=6 April 2021 |archive-date=13 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513164227/http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=33372 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-04-21|title=Liverpool city mayor: Labour candidate pledges to 'rebuild trust'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-56718012|access-date=2021-05-02|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502212712/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-56718012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PrincesParkElection">{{cite web |title=Princes Park By-election – Thursday, 17th October, 2019 |url=http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=405 |website=Liverpool City Council |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508081522/http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=405 |url-status=live }}</ref> and has served on the Education and Children's Services Select Committee.<ref name="ECSSCommittee">{{cite web |title=Education and Children's Services Select Committee |url=http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=1622 |website=Liverpool City Council |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510142528/http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=1622 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Anderson's worked as a [[civil servant]] for the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] for over a decade.<ref name="TheGuide" /> She also worked as a business consultant and has worked as an advisor and a member of the board of trustees for various organisations, including Emmaus Merseyside (a charity providing work and housing to homeless people in the UK), Merseyside Probation Service, and Merseyside Equality and Employment Law.<ref name="LinkedIn" /> She was elected as a [[Liverpool City Council|councillor]] for the [[Princes Park (Liverpool ward)|Princes Park]] ward in a by-election in October 2019 with 73% of the vote,<ref name="joanneandersonliverpoolcouncil">{{cite web |title=Councillor details – Councillor Joanne Anderson |url=http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=33372 |website=Liverpool City Council |access-date=6 April 2021 |archive-date=13 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513164227/http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=33372 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-04-21|title=Liverpool city mayor: Labour candidate pledges to 'rebuild trust'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-56718012|access-date=2021-05-02|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502212712/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-56718012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PrincesParkElection">{{cite web |title=Princes Park By-election – Thursday, 17th October, 2019 |url=http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=405 |website=Liverpool City Council |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508081522/http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=405 |url-status=live }}</ref> and has served on the Education and Children's Services Select Committee.<ref name="ECSSCommittee">{{cite web |title=Education and Children's Services Select Committee |url=http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=1622 |website=Liverpool City Council |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510142528/http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=1622 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Anderson launched the first Black-led social enterprise in Liverpool<ref name="AndersonElectedEcho" /> and after leaving politics, the first Black-led social traders network.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-10-30 |title=LCR is an accredited Social Enterprise Place |url=https://www.goodnewsliverpool.co.uk/2023/10/30/lcr-is-an-accredited-social-enterprise-place/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Good News Liverpool |language=en-GB}}</ref>


===Mayor of Liverpool===
===Mayor of Liverpool===


Anderson became [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]'s candidate for [[Mayor of Liverpool]] following the announcement by incumbent Mayor [[Joe Anderson (politician)|Joe Anderson]] (no relation) that he would not run for re-election following his arrest in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-04-29|title=Local elections 2021: Liverpool faces 'most unpredictable' city mayor poll|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-56928481|access-date=2021-05-02|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502213842/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-56928481|url-status=live}}</ref> She became the party's candidate after the selection process re-opened and the three initial candidates (Acting Mayor [[Wendy Simon]], [[Lord Mayor of Liverpool|Lord Mayor]] [[Anna Rothery]], and former Deputy Mayor Ann O'Byrne) were barred from running.<ref name="LabourList">{{cite web |last1=Rodgers |first1=Sienna |title=Labour's Joanne Anderson succeeds Joe Anderson as Liverpool city mayor |url=https://labourlist.org/2021/05/labours-joanne-anderson-succeeds-joe-anderson-as-liverpool-mayor/ |website=LabourList |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507204143/https://labourlist.org/2021/05/labours-joanne-anderson-succeeds-joe-anderson-as-liverpool-mayor/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was elected Mayor of Liverpool with 59.2% of the vote in a second round of voting, since she failed to secure 50% of the votes in the first round.<ref name="joanneandersonliverpoolcouncil" /><ref name="AndersonElectedEcho">{{cite web |last1=Thorp |first1=Liam |last2=Tyrrell |first2=Nick |title=Joanne Anderson elected as new Mayor of Liverpool |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/joanne-anderson-elected-new-mayor-20548308 |website=Echo |date=7 May 2021 |publisher=Liverpool Echo |access-date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507150911/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/joanne-anderson-elected-new-mayor-20548308 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BBCAndersonElected">{{cite news |title=Elections results 2021: Joanne Anderson elected Liverpool city mayor |work=BBC News |date=7 May 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-57014247 |access-date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507153014/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-57014247 |url-status=live }}</ref> She is the first black woman to be a directly elected Mayor in the UK.<ref name="BBCAndersonElected" /><ref name="LLeads">{{Cite web|date=2018-03-21|title=Guest piece by Joanne Anderson {{!}} Liverpool Leads|url=https://liverpoolleads.co.uk/guest-piece-by-joanne-anderson/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-18|website=liverpoolleads.co.uk|language=en-GB|archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518121120/https://liverpoolleads.co.uk/guest-piece-by-joanne-anderson/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Wolfe-Robinson|first=Maya|date=2021-05-07|title=Liverpool chooses UK's first directly elected black female mayor|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/07/liverpool-chooses-uks-first-directly-elected-black-female-mayor|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> She has vowed to campaign to end violence against women and girls<ref name="WomenGirlsViolence">{{cite web |last1=Tyrrell |first1=Nick |title=Local elections 2021: Joanne Anderson promises focus on ending violence against women |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/local-elections-2021-joanne-anderson-20530509 |website=The Echo |date=5 May 2021 |publisher=Liverpool Echo |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508081538/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/local-elections-2021-joanne-anderson-20530509 |url-status=live }}</ref> and implement the recommendations of the Caller Report, which highlighted "serious failings" in the city council's leadership.<ref name="CallerReport">{{cite web |last1=Caller |first1=Max |title=Liverpool City Council Best Value Inspection |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/976197/Liverpool_Best_Value_inspection_report.pdf |website=gov.uk |publisher=HM Government |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
Anderson became [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]'s candidate for [[Mayor of Liverpool]] following the announcement by incumbent Mayor [[Joe Anderson (politician)|Joe Anderson]] (no relation) that he would not run for re-election following his arrest in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-04-29|title=Local elections 2021: Liverpool faces 'most unpredictable' city mayor poll|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-56928481|access-date=2021-05-02|archive-date=2 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502213842/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-56928481|url-status=live}}</ref> She became the party's candidate after the selection process re-opened and the three initial candidates (Acting Mayor [[Wendy Simon]], [[Lord Mayor of Liverpool|Lord Mayor]] [[Anna Rothery]], and former Deputy Mayor Ann O'Byrne) were barred from running.<ref name="LabourList">{{cite web |last1=Rodgers |first1=Sienna |title=Labour's Joanne Anderson succeeds Joe Anderson as Liverpool city mayor |url=https://labourlist.org/2021/05/labours-joanne-anderson-succeeds-joe-anderson-as-liverpool-mayor/ |website=LabourList |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507204143/https://labourlist.org/2021/05/labours-joanne-anderson-succeeds-joe-anderson-as-liverpool-mayor/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She was elected Mayor of Liverpool with 59.2% of the vote in a second round of voting, since she failed to secure 50% of the votes in the first round.<ref name="joanneandersonliverpoolcouncil" /><ref name="AndersonElectedEcho">{{cite web |last1=Thorp |first1=Liam |last2=Tyrrell |first2=Nick |title=Joanne Anderson elected as new Mayor of Liverpool |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/joanne-anderson-elected-new-mayor-20548308 |website=Echo |date=7 May 2021 |publisher=Liverpool Echo |access-date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507150911/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/joanne-anderson-elected-new-mayor-20548308 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BBCAndersonElected">{{cite news |title=Elections results 2021: Joanne Anderson elected Liverpool city mayor |work=BBC News |date=7 May 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-57014247 |access-date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507153014/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-57014247 |url-status=live }}</ref> She is the first black woman to be a directly elected Mayor in the UK<ref name="BBCAndersonElected" /><ref name="LLeads">{{Cite web|date=2018-03-21|title=Guest piece by Joanne Anderson {{!}} Liverpool Leads|url=https://liverpoolleads.co.uk/guest-piece-by-joanne-anderson/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-18|website=liverpoolleads.co.uk|language=en-GB|archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518121120/https://liverpoolleads.co.uk/guest-piece-by-joanne-anderson/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Wolfe-Robinson|first=Maya|date=2021-05-07|title=Liverpool chooses UK's first directly elected black female mayor|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/07/liverpool-chooses-uks-first-directly-elected-black-female-mayor|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> and vowed to develop a strategy supporting ending violence against women and girls<ref name="WomenGirlsViolence">{{cite web |last1=Tyrrell |first1=Nick |title=Local elections 2021: Joanne Anderson promises focus on ending violence against women |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/local-elections-2021-joanne-anderson-20530509 |website=The Echo |date=5 May 2021 |publisher=Liverpool Echo |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508081538/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/local-elections-2021-joanne-anderson-20530509 |url-status=live }}</ref> and implement the recommendations of the Caller Report, which highlighted "serious failings" in the city council's leadership.<ref name="CallerReport">{{cite web |last1=Caller |first1=Max |title=Liverpool City Council Best Value Inspection |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/976197/Liverpool_Best_Value_inspection_report.pdf |website=gov.uk |publisher=HM Government |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>

Coming to the end of her team cut short to two years instead of four because of the government intervention Joanne reflects on the challenges and successes as Liverpool's figurehead and says 'I didn’t do it for the glory, I did it because I wanted to help the city'.https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/i-didnt-glory-because-wanted-25827047

===AOC Arms Fair===

A controversial arms fair event was held at Liverpool's Exhibition Centre despite widescale protests and objections. The venue is part of the Arena and Convention Centre in Liverpool, which is owned by Liverpool City Council but run by a separate company.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thorp|first=Liam|date=2021-08-27|title=Mayor says council powerless to stop controversial arms fair|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mayor-joanne-anderson-says-council-21415147|access-date=2021-10-18|website=Liverpool Echo|language=en|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019135639/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mayor-joanne-anderson-says-council-21415147|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mayor Joanne Anderson, along with a number of members of her top team, has publicly stated that she fundamentally disagrees with the holding of the arms fair, an event that was booked way before her time in office. Joanne stated that the council is powerless in stopping the event from take place, and trying to do so would leave the authority open to legal challenges.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thorp|first=Liam|date=2021-10-17|title=Mayor Joanne Anderson: "We're clearing up decades of problems"|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mayor-joanne-anderson-were-clearing-21862273|access-date=2021-10-18|website=Liverpool Echo|language=en}}</ref>

In a statement, Mayor Anderson said: "AOC Europe 2021 raises serious moral and ethical questions. I am appalled that this event is being held in Liverpool – in one of our buildings. Many of you have been in touch with me to outline, in no uncertain terms, your views. I am a pacifist and I have been consistently clear that I am in absolute agreement with you. I have sought extensive soundings from our legal team, but based on their expert advice, regrettably there is nothing that I as Mayor, or the council, can do to prevent this event from taking place. What I won’t do, is subject our council to legal challenge at a time when our resources are so limited."<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web|last=Read|first=2 Min|date=2021-08-27|title=BLOG: 'The Council has no power to interfere with bookings taken by ACC Liverpool' – Mayor outlines position over electronic warfare exhibition|url=https://liverpoolexpress.co.uk/blog-the-council-has-no-power-to-interfere-with-bookings-taken-by-acc-liverpool-mayor-outlines-position-over-electronic-warfare-exhibition/|access-date=2021-10-18|website=Liverpool Express|language=en-GB}}</ref>


In 2022 a public consultation was held regarding Liverpool City Council's leadership model. Despite public support for the Mayoral model, the council voted to scrap the role and move to a [[leader and cabinet]] system.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Claire |date=2022-07-21 |title=Liverpool City Council votes to scrap elected mayor role |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-62241771 |access-date=2024-11-14 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> The role of Mayor of Liverpool was abolished and in the [[2023 Liverpool City Council election]] Anderson did not stand for election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thorp |first=Liam |date=2023-05-07 |title=Mayor: 'It's been a privilege but I'm glad to have my life back' |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/joanne-anderson-its-been-privilege-26860712 |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}</ref>
Mayor Joanne Anderson has called on ACC Liverpool to implement a motion passed by Full Council in July, requesting that the venues adopts an ethical charter and update their risk register to include risk embarrassment and negative association for Liverpool City Council. This will ensure that future potential events are considered in line with the fundamental values of Liverpool before being accepted.<ref name=autogenerated1 />


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Anderson described herself as a single mother of a teenage boy in 2018,<ref name="LLeads" /><ref name="BBCAndersonElected" /> and has said that she has faced bankruptcy several times.<ref name="TheGuide" /> She has called herself a "proud black, working-class Scouser who loves our city and its people".<ref name="TheGuide" />
Anderson described herself as a single mother of a teenage boy in 2018,<ref name="LLeads" /><ref name="BBCAndersonElected" /> and has said that she has faced bankruptcy twice.<ref name="TheGuide" /> She has called herself a "proud black, working-class Scouser who loves our city and its people".<ref name="TheGuide" />


Anderson is a fan of [[City of Liverpool F.C.|City of Liverpool FC]], citing her preference for the team over either of the city's two most famous teams ([[Liverpool FC]] and [[Everton FC]]) because it is "community owned and operated"<ref name="CoLFC">{{Cite tweet |user=mayorlpool |number=1391348637163216902 |author=Joanne Anderson |date=9 May 2021 |title=I’ve had a lot of people asking me what football team I support .. We are a proud footballing city with a rich and historic affiliation to the sport. Mix blue with red, you get purple. For me, it’s the brilliant community owned and operated @CityofLpoolFC. #UpThePurps |access-date=8 October 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025020037/https://twitter.com/mayorlpool/status/1391348637163216902 |url-status=live }}</ref> and represents unity within the city, in contrast to the [[Merseyside derby|rivalry between Liverpool and Everton]].<ref name="CoLFC" /> Referencing the team's trademark colour, which combines the colours of Liverpool and Everton, she [[Twitter|tweeted]], "We are a proud footballing city with a rich and historic affiliation to the sport. Mix blue with red, you get purple."<ref name="CoLFC" />
Anderson is a fan of [[City of Liverpool F.C.|City of Liverpool FC]], citing her preference for the team over either of the city's two most famous teams ([[Liverpool FC]] and [[Everton FC]]) because it is "community owned and operated"<ref name="CoLFC">{{Cite tweet |user=mayorlpool |number=1391348637163216902 |author=Joanne Anderson |date=9 May 2021 |title=I’ve had a lot of people asking me what football team I support .. We are a proud footballing city with a rich and historic affiliation to the sport. Mix blue with red, you get purple. For me, it’s the brilliant community owned and operated @CityofLpoolFC. #UpThePurps |access-date=8 October 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025020037/https://twitter.com/mayorlpool/status/1391348637163216902 |url-status=live }}</ref> and represents unity within the city, in contrast to the [[Merseyside derby|rivalry between Liverpool and Everton]].<ref name="CoLFC" /> Referencing the team's trademark colour, which combines the colours of Liverpool and Everton, she [[Twitter|tweeted]], "We are a proud footballing city with a rich and historic affiliation to the sport. Mix blue with red, you get purple."<ref name="CoLFC" />
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For the American actress, see Jo Anderson.

Joanne Anderson
2nd Mayor of Liverpool
In office
10 May 2021 – 5 May 2023
DeputyJane Corbett
Preceded byJoe Anderson
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Liam Robinson as Leader of Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Councillor for Princes Park
In office
17 October 2019 – 7 May 2021
Personal details
Born (1971-01-07) 7 January 1971 (age 53)
Liverpool, England
Political partyLabour
Children1
Alma materLiverpool John Moores University

Joanne Marie Anderson (born 7 January 1971)[1] is a British Labour Party politician who served as the second and final directly elected Mayor of Liverpool from 2021 to 2023. She previously served as the Liverpool City Councillor for the Princes Park ward from October 2019 to May 2021. She was the first woman to be Mayor of the city and the first black woman to be a directly elected mayor in the UK. Anderson left office in May 2023 at the end of her term.

Early life

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Anderson was born in Liverpool in 1971.[2][1] She has said that growing up under Margaret Thatcher's government made her feel like she was "at the bottom of the pile" and that she would not "amount to much".[3]

Anderson left school at 16 with no qualifications, but completed a degree in Business Studies as a mature student. She completed a BA in business studies at Liverpool John Moores University between 1996 and 1999,[4] and is currently[when?] completing an MBA at the same university.[4]

Anderson has had a career as an equality, diversity and inclusion practitioner and a business consultant.[5]

Career

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Anderson's worked as a civil servant for the Crown Prosecution Service for over a decade.[2] She also worked as a business consultant and has worked as an advisor and a member of the board of trustees for various organisations, including Emmaus Merseyside (a charity providing work and housing to homeless people in the UK), Merseyside Probation Service, and Merseyside Equality and Employment Law.[4] She was elected as a councillor for the Princes Park ward in a by-election in October 2019 with 73% of the vote,[6][7][8] and has served on the Education and Children's Services Select Committee.[9]

Anderson launched the first Black-led social enterprise in Liverpool[10] and after leaving politics, the first Black-led social traders network.[11]

Mayor of Liverpool

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Anderson became Labour's candidate for Mayor of Liverpool following the announcement by incumbent Mayor Joe Anderson (no relation) that he would not run for re-election following his arrest in December 2020.[12] She became the party's candidate after the selection process re-opened and the three initial candidates (Acting Mayor Wendy Simon, Lord Mayor Anna Rothery, and former Deputy Mayor Ann O'Byrne) were barred from running.[13] She was elected Mayor of Liverpool with 59.2% of the vote in a second round of voting, since she failed to secure 50% of the votes in the first round.[6][10][14] She is the first black woman to be a directly elected Mayor in the UK[14][15][16] and vowed to develop a strategy supporting ending violence against women and girls[17] and implement the recommendations of the Caller Report, which highlighted "serious failings" in the city council's leadership.[18]

In 2022 a public consultation was held regarding Liverpool City Council's leadership model. Despite public support for the Mayoral model, the council voted to scrap the role and move to a leader and cabinet system.[19] The role of Mayor of Liverpool was abolished and in the 2023 Liverpool City Council election Anderson did not stand for election.[20]

Personal life

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Anderson described herself as a single mother of a teenage boy in 2018,[15][14] and has said that she has faced bankruptcy twice.[2] She has called herself a "proud black, working-class Scouser who loves our city and its people".[2]

Anderson is a fan of City of Liverpool FC, citing her preference for the team over either of the city's two most famous teams (Liverpool FC and Everton FC) because it is "community owned and operated"[21] and represents unity within the city, in contrast to the rivalry between Liverpool and Everton.[21] Referencing the team's trademark colour, which combines the colours of Liverpool and Everton, she tweeted, "We are a proud footballing city with a rich and historic affiliation to the sport. Mix blue with red, you get purple."[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b ‘It’s place first, not party first’: city mayors on how they are reshaping English politics, The Guardian, 9 July 2022
  2. ^ a b c d "Who is Joanne Anderson, Liverpool's new Mayor?". The Guide Liverpool. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Joanne Marie Anderson – Liverpool Mayor". Liverpool Labour. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Anderson, Joanne. "Joanne Anderson". LinkedIn. Joanne Anderson. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Be Who You Can't see! – An Evening with Mayor Joanne Anderson". Eventbrite. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Councillor details – Councillor Joanne Anderson". Liverpool City Council. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Liverpool city mayor: Labour candidate pledges to 'rebuild trust'". BBC News. 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Princes Park By-election – Thursday, 17th October, 2019". Liverpool City Council. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Education and Children's Services Select Committee". Liverpool City Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. ^ a b Thorp, Liam; Tyrrell, Nick (7 May 2021). "Joanne Anderson elected as new Mayor of Liverpool". Echo. Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  11. ^ "LCR is an accredited Social Enterprise Place". Good News Liverpool. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Local elections 2021: Liverpool faces 'most unpredictable' city mayor poll". BBC News. 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  13. ^ Rodgers, Sienna. "Labour's Joanne Anderson succeeds Joe Anderson as Liverpool city mayor". LabourList. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  14. ^ a b c "Elections results 2021: Joanne Anderson elected Liverpool city mayor". BBC News. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Guest piece by Joanne Anderson | Liverpool Leads". liverpoolleads.co.uk. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  16. ^ Wolfe-Robinson, Maya (7 May 2021). "Liverpool chooses UK's first directly elected black female mayor". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  17. ^ Tyrrell, Nick (5 May 2021). "Local elections 2021: Joanne Anderson promises focus on ending violence against women". The Echo. Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  18. ^ Caller, Max. "Liverpool City Council Best Value Inspection" (PDF). gov.uk. HM Government. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  19. ^ Hamilton, Claire (21 July 2022). "Liverpool City Council votes to scrap elected mayor role". BBC News. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  20. ^ Thorp, Liam (7 May 2023). "Mayor: 'It's been a privilege but I'm glad to have my life back'". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  21. ^ a b c Joanne Anderson [@mayorlpool] (9 May 2021). "I've had a lot of people asking me what football team I support .. We are a proud footballing city with a rich and historic affiliation to the sport. Mix blue with red, you get purple. For me, it's the brilliant community owned and operated @CityofLpoolFC. #UpThePurps" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021 – via Twitter.
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