Simon Woolley, Baron Woolley of Woodford
Simon Andrew Woolley, Baron Woolley of Woodford (born 24 December 1961), is a British politician and activist. He is the founder and director of Operation Black Vote (OBV) and Trustee of the charity Police Now.
The Lord Woolley of Woodford | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2019 Life Peerage | |
| Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Geoff Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1961 Leicester |
| Alma mater | Middlesex University Queen Mary University of London |
| Known for | Political activism Operation Black Vote (OBV) founder |
Woolley has been a crossbench member of the House of Lords since October 2019, and has been Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, since October 2021. He was chair of the Government of the United Kingdom Race Disparity Unit Advisory Group until July 2020.
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