Simon Woolley, Baron Woolley of Woodford
The Lord Woolley of Woodford | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 14 October 2019 | |
| Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Geoff Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1961 |
| Alma mater | Middlesex University Queen Mary University of London |
| Known for | Political activism Operation Black Vote (OBV) founder |
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Simon Woolley, Baron Woolley of Woodford (born 24 December 1961), is a British politician and activist. He founded and was director of Operation Black Vote (OBV), is a trustee of the charity Police Now, and has been Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, since October 2021.
Woolley has been a crossbench member of the House of Lords since October 2019. He was chair of the UK Government Race Disparity Unit advisory group between January 2018 and July 2020.