Kate Osamor
| Kate Osamor MP | |
|---|---|
 Official Parliamentary portrait, June 2017 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development | |
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In office 27 June 2016 – 02 December 2018 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Diane Abbott |
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton | |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Love |
| Majority | 21,115 (48.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ofunne Olive Kate Osamor 15 August 1968 |
| Website | Official website |
Kate Ofunne Osamor 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.
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. In 2014, she was elected a member of the Official Opposition frontbench as Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities.
In the 2015 General Election, Osamor was selected as the candidate for Edmonton following the retirement of its Labour MP Andy Love.
Osamor was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015.
On 14 January 2016, she 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.
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.