Jane E. Slowey (died 2017) was a British charity worker who was the Chief Executive of The Foyer Federation. Jane Slowey became Chief Executive of the young people's housing charity The Foyer Federation in 2004. She was Chair of 'Skills – Third Sector', a national charity that champions skills development among volunteers and paid staff in voluntary organizations, charities and social enterprises. Slowey was Vice Chair of the

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from 2003 to 2008. She was previously chief executive of Birmingham Voluntary Youth Service Council. Slowey was the Vice Chair of the

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. She was an elected Labour councillor on

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from 1988 to 1992 and from 1994 to 1998, and chaired the Community Affairs Committee of the Council. Slowey stood as Labour candidate in the 1992 general election for the Birmingham Hall Green constituency, coming in second place. Slowey was appointed a

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for services to disadvantaged young people in the

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. She was awarded the honorary degree of

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by Newman University for her contribution to the third sector and charitable works. She was also awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of the University (DUniv) by the

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in 2014. Jane Slowey graduated from

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in 1974 with a BA degree in

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and

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. She sang in the

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Choir. She was married to Birmingham Northfield MP

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. Jane Slowey died of cancer on 7 October 2017.

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