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- Simon Andrew Woolley, Baron Woolley of Woodford (born 24 December 1961), is a British politician and activist. He is the founder and director of Operation Black Vote (OBV) and Trustee of the charity Police Now, and has been Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, since October 2021.
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Simon Andrew Woolley, Baron Woolley of Woodford (born 24 December 1961), is a British politician and activist. He is the founder and director of Operation Black Vote (OBV) and Trustee of the charity Police Now, and has been Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, since October 2021.
Oct 1, 2021 · Simon Woolley became Principal of Homerton College on 1 October 2021. He founded Operation Black Vote, the internationally renowned campaigning NGO, in 1996 and served as its Director until 2021.
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Aug 4, 2024 · A convoy of Royal Mail vans lined the streets of a Derbyshire town in a final farewell to a "loved" postman, brother and husband. Lee Woolley, a father-to-be from Ilkeston, died on 2 July,...
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Apr 1, 2021 · A political and equalities activist has become the first black man to be elected head of an Oxbridge college. Lord Simon Woolley, founding director of campaign group Operation Black Vote, will be...
Jun 1, 2024 · Simon Woolley grew up in foster care on a council estate before climbing the social ladder to receive a peerage and become the first black man to head an Oxbridge college. By Kathryn Knight | Published - 1 Jun 2024. Since taking his seat in the House of Lords in 2019, Simon Woolley has been mistaken for a member of staff three times.
He was best known for his appearances as "Mr Derek" in The Basil Brush Show (1969–1973), as Bernard Woolley in the sitcom Yes Minister (1980–1984) and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1988), and as Oscar Blaketon in Heartbeat (1992–2010).
Sir Bernard Woolley, GCB, MA (Oxon) is one of the three main fictional characters of the 1980s British sitcom Yes Minister and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister. He is a civil servant, working as Minister (later Prime Minister) Jim Hacker's Principal Private Secretary.
