Jane Chapman

Jane Chapman
Born c. 1950 (age 6667)
Nationality British
Alma mater University College London
London School of Economics
Occupation Academic
Title Professor of communications, University of Lincoln
Spouse(s) Jeremy Corbyn (m. 1974; div. 1979)
Children 2

Jane Chapman is a British academic, professor of communications at the University of Lincoln, and a visiting fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge and the Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge.

Early life

Chapman has a bachelor's degree in history from University College London, and a PhD from the London School of Economics.[1]

Career

Politics

Chapman was elected to Haringey Borough Council in 1974, alongside future Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, and became chairman of the housing committee.[2][3] She stood as the Labour candidate in two general elections, in 1974 in Dorking, and in 1979 in Dover and Deal.[3][4]

Personal life

Chapman married the future Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in 1974, when she was 24 and he was 25.[2] The marriage ended in 1979.[2][5]

Chapman has two adult sons, and is married to a retired film editor and producer.[5]

Selected publications

Books

Book sections

Articles

References

  1. Online Services Team. "Jane Chapman · University of Lincoln Staff Directory". Staff.lincoln.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Whitelam, Paul (18 August 2015). "Jeremy Corbyn's first wife - now a Lincoln uni professor - says he was no great romantic". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Outside Interests". Jane Chapman. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. Manning, Sanchez (19 September 2015). "Jeremy Corbyn's first wife Jane Chapman tells MoS how their marriage ended | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Jeremy Corbyn's ex-wife: 'I donated to Yvette Cooper's campaign'". The Telegraph. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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