1. Taiwo Victoria Owatemi was born on 22 July 1992 and is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament for Coventry North West since 2019.
20 Facts About Taiwo Owatemi
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Taiwo Owatemi was brought up with her twin and her elder brother by her mother, a nurse.
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Taiwo Owatemi attended Conway Primary School in Plumstead and subsequently attended The Business Academy Bexley.
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Taiwo Owatemi holds an integrated Master's degree in Pharmacy from Medway School of Pharmacy, the University of Kent, and is qualified as a pharmacist.
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Whilst at school, Taiwo Owatemi was selected for a parliamentary internship by the Social Mobility Foundation and gained experience working in the Westminster office of Conservative MP Oliver Letwin.
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Taiwo Owatemi is a registered Pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
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Taiwo Owatemi worked as a oncology pharmacist at a cancer unit in Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust before she entered Parliament.
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From 2016 onwards, Taiwo Owatemi served in a number of roles in the Young Fabians and published writing on health policy.
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Taiwo Owatemi joined the Labour Party after becoming interested in health inequalities and health policy during her training year at St Richard's Hospital.
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Taiwo Owatemi was selected as Labour's candidate for Coventry North West at the 2019 general election after the incumbent Labour MP, Geoffrey Robinson, announced his intention to stand down.
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Taiwo Owatemi narrowly held the seat for Labour with a majority of 208 votes.
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Taiwo Owatemi was one of three female MPs elected from Coventry in 2019, the others being Zarah Sultana and Colleen Fletcher.
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Taiwo Owatemi served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Shadow Home Secretary, Nick Thomas-Symonds, from April 2020 to September 2021.
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Taiwo Owatemi was appointed as Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities in September 2021.
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Taiwo Owatemi resigned from this position on 7 September 2022 to focus on local constituents.
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Taiwo Owatemi is a member of Labour Friends of Israel and was part of a delegation to the country in February 2023.
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Taiwo Owatemi sat on the Health and Social Care Select Committee between March 2020 and May 2024.
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Taiwo Owatemi sat on the International Trade Select Committee from June 2020 to July 2021, and the Petitions Committee from April 2021 to March 2022.
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Taiwo Owatemi was a governor of a local primary school from 2016.
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Taiwo Owatemi is married and in December 2023 she announced the birth of her first child, a daughter.