Kate Osborne
Katharine Helen Osborne[1] is a British Labour Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow and Gateshead East since the 2019 general election.[2]
Kate Osborne | |
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| Member of Parliament for Jarrow | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Hepburn |
| Majority | 7,120 (17.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Katharine Helen Osborne 9 June 1966 (aged 60) Folkestone, Kent, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Brooks |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Royal Mail employee |
Osborne is known for being a trade union and a LGBT+ activist and campaigner.[3] Osborne is married to Pamela Brooks-Osborn.
In March 2020, Osborne became the second British Member of Parliament to test positive for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), after Nadine Dorries.[4]
References
- ↑ Members Sworn. Hansard.parliament.uk (2019-12-18). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ↑ Kate Osborne selected as Labour's candidate in Jarrow (in en-GB). LabourList (2019-11-10). Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ↑ Read, Carly. Labour members urge Corbyn to scrap election candidate who shared Theresa May gun picture (in en). Express.co.uk (11 December 2019). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ↑ "Second MP Kate Osborne diagnosed with coronavirus following self-isolation". ITV News. 16 March 2020. https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-16/kate-osborne-mp-coronavirus-covid-19/. Retrieved 16 March 2020.