Abbott, Diane

LC control no.	nb 99072365
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Abbott, Diane *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	England
Birth date	1953-09-27
Place of birth	Paddington (London, England)
Affiliation	University of Cambridge Labour Party (Great Britain) National Council for Civil Liberties (Great Britain) Great Britain. Parliament
Profession or occupation	Legislators Politicians
Found in	The Abbott affair, 1999: p.1 (Miss Diane Abbott, Labour Party MP) Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition; accessed June, 29, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Abbott, Diane; Diane Abbott; foreign government official: born on 27 Sept. 1953 in Paddington, London, England; Cambridge University graduate, member of British Parliament, Labour Party (June 11, 1987). She was the first black woman MP in UK; served on the home office, National Council for Civil Liberties, was a TV reporter, public relations officer, Greater London Council. Her political career began in 1982 with the winning of Westminster city council seat, she was later elected to Parliament, representing Hackney North district. She defended her views on racism in Britain and criticized the lack of democracy in Hong Kong, since it was handed over to China (1997).