Martin Edobor
Martin Edobor | |
|---|---|
| Chair of Young Fabians | |
| In office November 2015 – November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Adrhengi |
| Succeeded by | Ellie Groves |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 June 1989 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University College London |
Dr Martin Edobor FRSA (born 4 June 1989) is the former Chair of the Young Fabians, NHS general practitioner in Forest Gate[1] in the English National Health Service and a political activist in the Labour Party.
Early life and education
Edobor was educated at Seven Kings High School and University College London where he read Medicine and intercalated in Medical Anthropology. He later returned to University College London completing a Master's degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics of Health.
Career and activism
Edobor is a general practitioner in east London and prior to this worked as a junior doctor in the East Midlands. He is a former ambassador for the African Medical and Research Foundation and, according to Total Politics magazine, one of the top Labour bloggers.[2] He writes regularly for LabourList, mostly on health topics.[3] In 2014 Martin was named "One to Watch" by Voice magazine,[4] alongside Anthony Joshua, Helen Oyeyemi and Reni Eddo-Lodge.
Edobor is a member of the Fabian Society and a former National Chair of the Young Fabians. During his time on the Young Fabian Executive, he founded the Young Fabians Health Network, and co-authored the pamphlets Irreversible and Closing the Gap. He led delegations to Sweden and Palestine for the Young Fabians.[5] According to Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit, Shai Masot, a senior political officer at the Israeli embassy in London, organised the visit to Palestine.[6] During the delegation to Sweden in 2015 he was hosted by the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League.[7] Edobor has been a member of the Fabian Society Executive Committee since 2017[8] and was re-elected to serve a second two-year term in October 2019.[9]
He was a leading signatory of the petition of medical professionals who backed Owen Smith for the Labour party leadership in 2016 against Jeremy Corbyn,[10] after calling on Corbyn to resign over the failure to win the EU referendum.[11]
He is a supporter of all-BAME shortlists in the Labour Party.[12] In October 2019 he was selected by local Labour members to contest Witham on behalf of the party in the 2019 United Kingdom general election.[13][14][15]
References
- ↑ "Staff". Woodgrange Medical Practice. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ↑ "Watch This Face". The Voice. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ↑ "Technology is one way to save our NHS". Labour List. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ↑ "Watch This Face". The Voice. 12 January 2014.
- ↑ "MARTIN EDOBOR". Young Fabians. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Israel lobby infiltrates UK student movement". Al Jazeera. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ↑ "YOUNG FABIANS MEET THE SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER". Young Fabians. 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2017-19". Fabian Society. 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "FABIAN SOCIETY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE". The Fabian Society. 30 October 2019.
- ↑ "Medical professionals who back Owen Smith for the Labour party leadership". Guardian. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ↑ "Hundreds of Young Labour members call on Corbyn to resign amid fallout from EU vote". Labour List. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ↑ "Can Labour Break The BAME Deficit In Parliament?". Huffington Post. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ↑ "Labour Party selects Parliamentary candidates for Braintree and Witham". Maldon and Burnham Standard. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ↑ "CONFIRMED: The Parliamentary candidates standing in Braintree and Witham". Braintree and Witham Times. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ↑ "General Election 2019: Who is standing in Essex". Harwich and Manningtree Standard. 9 November 2019.
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alex Adrhengi |
Chair of the Young Fabians 2015 – 2016 |
Succeeded by Ellie Groves |
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