Adebayo Alaba is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Southend East and Rochford since 2024.

Early life and education

Alaba is from the Forest Gate area of London and of Nigerian descent. He graduated with a

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...

in Manufacturing and Business from

Coventry University Coventry University is a Public university, public research university in Coventry, England. The origins of Coventry University can be linked to the Coventry School of Art and Design, Coventry School of Design in 1843. It was known as Lancheste ...

in 1995. He later studied Social Politics the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

in 2011.

Parliamentary Career

Alaba was elected as a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on 21st October 2024.

Personal life

Alaba is married and is a father of three. He is a

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and owns seven rental properties. Alaba is a former paratrooper. In 2024, he was airdropped to

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as part of the commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the

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Living people Alumni of Coventry University Alumni of the London School of Economics Black British MPs British Parachute Regiment soldiers English people of Nigerian descent Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People from Forest Gate UK MPs 2024–present Labour Party (UK) councillors Councillors in the London Borough of Redbridge 21st-century British Army personnel 20th-century British Army personnel Military personnel from the London Borough of Newham Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-politician-stub