Bayo Alaba | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Southend East and Rochford | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | James Duddridge |
| Majority | 4,027 (10.1%) |
| Member of Redbridge London Borough Council for Wanstead Park | |
| In office 5 May 2022 –17 September 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | |
Adebayo Alaba [1] is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Southend East and Rochford since 2024. [2] [3]
Alaba is from the Forest Gate area of London and of Nigerian descent. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing and Business from Coventry University in 1995. He later studied Social Politics the London School of Economics in 2011. [4]
Alaba was elected as a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on 21st October 2024. [5]
Alaba is married and is a father of three. [6] He is a landlord and owns seven rental properties. [7]
Alaba is a former paratrooper. [8] In 2024, he was airdropped to Normandy as part of the commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. [9]
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