▁Y v ette ▁Cooper . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁rest ruct ure ▁After ▁ten ▁years ▁as ▁chair , ▁Louise ▁Ell man ▁retired ▁as ▁Chair ▁to ▁become ▁Honor ary ▁President . ▁Her ▁successor , ▁Jer emy ▁New mark , ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁Jewish ▁Le ad ership ▁Council ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁Chief ▁Rab bi , ▁Jonathan ▁S acks . ▁He ▁had ▁also ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁Labour ▁candidate ▁for ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁in ▁Fin ch ley ▁and ▁Gold ers ▁Green . ▁Sarah ▁S ack man ▁and ▁Mike ▁K atz ▁were ▁elected ▁as ▁Vice - Ch airs . ▁S ack man ▁had ▁stood ▁as ▁Labour ' s ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁Fin ch ley ▁and ▁Gold ers ▁Green ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election ▁while ▁K atz ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁Labour ▁Party ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁London ▁Assembly ▁election . ▁Peter ▁Mason , ▁the ▁former ▁director ▁of ▁London ▁Jewish ▁Forum ▁and ▁a ▁coun c ill or ▁in ▁E aling , ▁became ▁national ▁secretary . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁elected ▁to ▁Labour ' s ▁National ▁Constitution al ▁Committee , ▁which ▁handles ▁discipl inary ▁cases , ▁the ▁first ▁J LM ▁candidate ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁national ▁committee ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁It ▁followed ▁a ▁report ▁by ▁former ▁Liber ty ▁director ▁Sh ami ▁Ch ak rab art i ▁that ▁recommended ▁a ▁transfer ▁of ▁powers ▁to ▁the ▁N