OONA KING Member of Parliment

Since the age of 5 Oona wanted to be an MP or Prime Minister.
Her wishes were granted.

Born to a black American father and white Jewish mother, Oona kept on a straight path and landed her first job to success in Brussels, working as a political assistant to the European Parliment. Oona spent 5 years working there for Labour MEP's, then left her position to become a Race Equality Officer with the General and Municipal Boilermakers (GMB) trade union. In 1987 Oona King became the 2nd black woman MP after Diane Abbott.

In may 1997 Labour won a landslide victory in the General Elections this gave Oona the chance to be heard and recognised as an MP