Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel | |
|---|---|
 Official Parliamentary portrait, June 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Leeds North West | |
| Assumed office 9 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Mulholland |
| Majority | 4,224 (9.1%) |
| Leeds City Councillor for Moortown Ward | |
| In office 2012–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Harris |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Shahzad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander David Sobel 26 April 1975 Leeds, England |
| Political party | Labour Co-op |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
Alexander David Sobel[1] (born 26 April 1975)[2] is a British Labour Co-op politician who has been Member of Parliament for Leeds North West in West Yorkshire, England since 2017.[3] He was elected at the 2017 general election,[4] succeeding Liberal Democrat Greg Mulholland, who had held the seat since 2005.
Early life
Sobel's parents emigrated from Israel in 1971.[5] Sobel was born in Leeds, and educated at the University of Leeds, studying Information Systems.[6] Until his election as an MP, Sobel worked with social enterprises and ran the regional body Social Enterprise Yorkshire and the Humber.[6]
Political career
He was a Labour councillor for the Moortown ward of Leeds City Council from 2012,[7] elected in 2012 winning again in 2016.[8] He led the council's work on air pollution and climate change.[9] His priorities as MP include protecting membership of the EU single market, and nationalising energy, water and the Royal Mail. He opposes the Trident nuclear programme.[10] He is also a founding member of the group Open Labour.[11]
A member of the Jewish Labour Movement,[12] Sobel called in May 2016 for the Jewish community to work with Naz Shah "so she better understands Jewish Life in the UK, Israel and the rest of the diaspora".[13] Sobel is also an Executive Committee Member for SERA, Labour's Environment Campaign.[14]
In October 2017, Sobel was elected as one of the officers of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rare, Genetic and Undiagnosed Conditions.[15]
Personal life
Sobel is the father of two children.[5]
References
- ^ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11779.
- ^ "Alex Sobel MP". myparliament.info. MyParliament. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Alex Sobel MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Leeds North West". Election 2017. BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ a b Cohen, Justin (16 July 2017). "New Jewish MP 'proud' to represent city his immigrant parents made home". Jewish News. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b "About Alex". Alex Sobel. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Sobel. "Sobel, Alexander David". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ "Councillor Alex Sobel". Your Councillors. Leeds City Council. Retrieved 9 June 2017. Includes photo
- ^ "Real time #ElectionLeaflet monitoring". ElectionLeaflets.org. ElectionLeaflets.org. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Exclusive: 75% of Labour PPCs oppose Trident renewal". New Statesman. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "We're Gold Plating Labour's Policy – Emma Burnell interviews Alex Sobel". Open Labour. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Celebration for winners in the north, but chaos for voters in north London". The Jewish Chronicle. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Suspended MP Naz Shah tells synagogue: 'I was ignorant about Judaism'". Jewish News. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "SERA's 2016/17 Executive Committee". SERA - Labour's Environment Campaign. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "The Westminster All Party Parliamentary Group on Rare, Genetic and Undiagnosed Conditions". Genetic Alliance UK. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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