Kate Osamor
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Kate Osamor MP |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | |
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Assumed office 27 June 2016 |
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| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Diane Abbott |
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Andy Love |
| Majority | 15,419 (37.3%) |
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15 August 1968 Haringey, London, England |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Alma mater | University of East London |
| Website | Official website |
Kate Ofunne Osamor (born 15 August 1968) is a British Labour Co-operative politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edmonton since May 2015. In June 2016, She was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.
Kate Osamor was born to Nigerian parents in 1968 and grew up in Haringey. Her mother Martha Osamor, who came to Britain when she was young, was a political activist and a member of the Black Sections in the Labour party in the 1980s. Osamor was educated at Creighton comprehensive school and read Third World Studies at the University of East London. After graduating, she worked for The Big Issue, a magazine sold by the homeless. She then worked for 15 years in the NHS, and was a GP practice manager before becoming an MP.
Osamor is a Labour party member, community and trade union activist, and a trustee on a women's charity based in Edmonton Green. In 2014, Osamor was elected a member of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party.
In the 2015 General Election, Osamor was selected as the candidate for Edmonton following the retirement of its Labour MP Andy Love. Osamor retained the seat for her party with 25,388 votes, increasing Labour's majority from 9,613 to 15,419.
Osamor was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015.
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