Kate Osamor
Kate Osamor | |
|---|---|
 Official Parliamentary portrait, June 2017 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2016 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Diane Abbott |
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Love |
| Majority | 21,115 (48.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kate Ofunne Osamor 15 August 1968 Haringey, London, England |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Alma mater | University of East London |
| Website | Official website |
Kate Ofunne Osamor[1] (born 15 August 1968) is a British Labour Co-operative politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edmonton since May 2015.[2] In June 2016, She was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.
Early life and career
Kate Osamor was born to Nigerian parents in 1968 and grew up in Haringey.[3] Her mother Martha Osamor, who came to Britain when she was young,[4] was a political activist and a member of the Black Sections in the Labour party in the 1980s.[5] Osamor was educated at Creighton comprehensive school and read Third World Studies at the University of East London.[6] After graduating, she worked for The Big Issue, a magazine sold by the homeless.[6] She then worked for 15 years in the NHS, and was a GP practice manager before becoming an MP.[5]
Political career
Osamor is a Labour party member, community and trade union activist, and a trustee on a women's charity based in Edmonton Green.[7] In 2014, Osamor was elected a member of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party.[6]
In the 2015 General Election, Osamor was selected as the candidate for Edmonton following the retirement of its Labour MP Andy Love.[8] Osamor retained the seat for her party with 25,388 votes, increasing Labour's majority from 9,613 to 15,419.[9]
Osamor was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015.[10]
On 14 January 2016, Osamor was appointed by Corbyn to the Official Opposition frontbench as Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, joining Cat Smith and Kate Green in the same role.[11]
On 27 June 2016, after the resignations of dozens of Labour's ministerial team because of disquiet over Corbyn's leadership, Osamor was moved to the position of Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.[12]
References
- ^ "Crown Office - List of Members Returned to Serve in Parliament at the General Election 2015". The Gazette. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Edmonton parliamentary constituency – Election 2015 – BBC News". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2015:Profiles of the New MPs and Analysis of the 2015 General Election Results. Biteback Publishing. 18 May 2015. ISBN 9781849549240.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|editors=ignored (|editor=suggested) (help) - ^ "Labour MP Kate Osamor on Women, Race And Politics". Refinery 29.
- ^ a b Cowburn, Ashley (12 March 2015). ""Who is this black woman?": Kate Osamor on her path to parliament". New Statesman. Progressive Media International. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "About – Kate Osamor". Kate Osamor. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Kate Osamor". Labour.
- ^ Charlie Peat (23 February 2015). "Edmonton Labour candidate Kate Osamor – "It's a huge honour to be selected"". Enfield Independent.
- ^ Adeola Randle (9 October 2015). "Nigerian Kate Osamor (MP) Appointed Parliamentary Secretary For Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (MP)". The Reflector.
- ^ "Who nominated who for the 2015 Labour leadership election?". New Statesman. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Casalicchio, Emilio. "New Labour appointments as Corbyn reshuffle enters eleventh day". PoliticsHome.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Asthana, Anushka; Elgot, Jessica; Stewart, Heather (27 June 2016). "Jeremy Corbyn preparing for leadership contest". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
External links
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of East London
- Black British politicians
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- Labour Co-operative MPs for English constituencies
- People from the London Borough of Haringey
- UK MPs 2015–17
- UK MPs 2017–
- English people of Nigerian descent
- 21st-century women politicians