Russell Rook, Baron Rook
The Lord Rook | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 20 January 2025 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Russell David Rook |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | 2 |
Russell David Rook, Baron Rook, OBE, is a British Anglican priest and life peer.
Career
[edit]Rook is a partner in the Good Faith Partnership and has been involved with various charities.[1] He served as a Parliamentary aide to Maeve Sherlock, and was an adviser on faith and civil society to Ed Miliband when he was Leader of the Opposition.[2] In 2022, he was ordained a priest in the Church of England, and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to social action.[1][3]
In late 2024, Rook was nominated for a life peerage by Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the Labour Party.[4][5] He was created Baron Rook, of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton, on 20 January 2025,[6] and was introduced to the House of Lords on 23 January.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Rook is married to Charlotte, a professional cellist. They have two sons.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "OP Russell Rook Awarded OBE". Portsmouth Grammar School. 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "Dr Russell Rook". Concordia. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "2022 New Year's Honours" (PDF). Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Political Peerages December 2024". GOV.UK (Press release). Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ Pollock, Laura (20 December 2024). "See the 38 new lifetime peers announced by the UK Government". The National. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "No. 64639". The London Gazette. 24 January 2025. p. 1182.
- ^ "Introduction: Lord Rook". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 842. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Lords. 23 January 2025. col. 1803.
- ^ "St Dionis | St Dionis church, church, Jesus, Parsons Green, Fulham". www.stdionis.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
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