Alex Sobel

Alexander David Sobel (born 26 April 1975) is a British Labour Co-op politician who has been Member of Parliament for Leeds North West in West Yorkshire, England since 2017. He was elected at the 2017 general election, succeeding Liberal Democrat Greg Mulholland, who had held the seat since 2005.

Sobel's parents emigrated from Israel in 1971. Sobel was educated at the University of Leeds, studying Information Systems. Until his election as an MP, Sobel worked with social enterprises and ran the regional body Social Enterprise Yorkshire and the Humber. 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.

He has been a Labour councillor for the Moortown ward of Leeds City Council since 2012, elected in 2012 and again in 2016. He led the council's work on air pollution and climate change.

A member of the Jewish Labour Movement, 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". Sobel is also an Executive Committee Member for SERA, Labour's Environment Campaign.

In October 2017, Sobel was elected as one of the officers of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rare, Genetic and Undiagnosed Conditions.

Sobel is the father of two children.