Katie White | |
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Born | Katie Jayne White
[1] |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Political party | Labour party |
Website |
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Katie Jayne White OBE is the Labour party's parliamentary candidate for Leeds North West in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
White was born and grew up in Adel. [2] She attended Leeds Girls' High School, leaving in 1999, [3] before studying at the University of Glasgow where she graduated in 2003 with a degree in politics. [4]
After graduating White did an internship in Washington DC where she first became interested in the issue of climate change. [3] She went on to work at Friends of the Earth, during her time there she co-led the campaign for the Climate Change Act 2008. [4]
In 2009 White aided the UK government to prepare for United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, [5] and went on to work at the newly created Department for Energy and Climate Change. From October 2012 to April 2014 she was European campaigns director of One.org, and she then became an independent campaigns director. [6] She worked for WWF as Director for Campaigns and Advocacy from September 2019 to April 2024, [4] [6] and in 2019 she joined private school operator Nord Anglia Education, leading their charitable foundation. [7]
White is a trustee of the Mindfulness Initiative, which works with politicians to introduce the practice of mindfulness into policy-making. [8]
Following a hustings in Leeds North West in November 2023, White was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the next general election; [9] this was later called to take place on 4 July 2024.
White's campaigning work led to her being appointed OBE in the 2013 Birthday Honours. [7] She was described in the official citation as "lately Head of International and UK Engagement, Department of Energy and Climate Change", and the award was "For services to tackling Climate Change Engagement in the UK and overseas". [1]
White is married and has two children. [7]
Katie White | |
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Born | Katie Jayne White
[1] |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Political party | Labour party |
Website |
www |
Katie Jayne White OBE is the Labour party's parliamentary candidate for Leeds North West in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
White was born and grew up in Adel. [2] She attended Leeds Girls' High School, leaving in 1999, [3] before studying at the University of Glasgow where she graduated in 2003 with a degree in politics. [4]
After graduating White did an internship in Washington DC where she first became interested in the issue of climate change. [3] She went on to work at Friends of the Earth, during her time there she co-led the campaign for the Climate Change Act 2008. [4]
In 2009 White aided the UK government to prepare for United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, [5] and went on to work at the newly created Department for Energy and Climate Change. From October 2012 to April 2014 she was European campaigns director of One.org, and she then became an independent campaigns director. [6] She worked for WWF as Director for Campaigns and Advocacy from September 2019 to April 2024, [4] [6] and in 2019 she joined private school operator Nord Anglia Education, leading their charitable foundation. [7]
White is a trustee of the Mindfulness Initiative, which works with politicians to introduce the practice of mindfulness into policy-making. [8]
Following a hustings in Leeds North West in November 2023, White was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the next general election; [9] this was later called to take place on 4 July 2024.
White's campaigning work led to her being appointed OBE in the 2013 Birthday Honours. [7] She was described in the official citation as "lately Head of International and UK Engagement, Department of Energy and Climate Change", and the award was "For services to tackling Climate Change Engagement in the UK and overseas". [1]
White is married and has two children. [7]