Peter Babudu, Baron Babudu
The Lord Babudu | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 16 January 2026 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | |
Peter Bonyiah Babudu, Baron Babudu is a British politician and executive.
Early life
Babudu grew up off Friary Road in South London. He attended St Francis Catholic Primary School and then St Thomas the Apostle School.[1] He graduated with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Lincoln College, Oxford and a Master of Science (MSc) in Development Studies from Birkbeck, University of London.[2]
Career
Babudu is executive director of Impact on Urban Health.[3] He is a member of Lincoln College Oxford's Anti-Racism Commission.[4] He was chair of the Blagrave Trust.[5]
Babudu was councillor for Rye Lane ward on Southwark London Borough Council.[6] In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, he applied to be a candidate in Camberwell and Peckham to succeed Harriet Harman.[1] He was given a life peerage in December 2025 as part of the 2025 Political Peerages; he was created as Baron Babudu, of Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark on 16 January 2025.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b Russell, Herbie (8 September 2022). "Exclusive: Former Rye Lane councillor Peter Babudu launches bid to become Camberwell and Peckham's next MP". Southwark News. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "Peter Babadu". Lincoln College Oxford. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "Peter Babudu — Centre for Young Lives". www.centreforyounglives.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "Peter Babudu | Lincoln College Oxford". lincoln.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "Welcoming our new Chair and a new trustee to Blagrave!". www.blagravetrust.org. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "Fellow Spotlight: Peter Babudu". On Purpose. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "Political Peerages December 2025". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ "No. 64971". The London Gazette. 22 January 2026. p. 970.