Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
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Assumed office 30 June 2001 Life peerage | |
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Born | Victor Olufemi Adebowale Crossbench |
Victor Olufemi Adebowale, Baron Adebowale,
He was appointed a
Life and career
Adebowale was born to
Adebowale was educated at
Adebowale joined Turning Point as Chief Executive in September 2001. Turning Point is a care organisation providing services for people with complex needs, including those affected by drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems and those with a learning disability. In addition to providing direct services, Turning Point also campaigns nationally on behalf of those with social care needs.[10] He left Turning Point in 2019 and became chair of the NHS Confederation.[11]
Adebowale has been involved in a number of taskforce groups, advising the government on mental health, learning disability and the role of the voluntary sector. He is Co-Chair of the Black and Minority Ethnic Mental Health National Steering Group and is a member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. He is a patron of Rich Mix Centre Celebrating Cultural Diversity, a patron of Tomorrow's Project and of the
Academic history and awards
Adebowale has an honorary PhD from the
On 12 December 2008, Adebowale was installed as Chancellor of the University of Lincoln. Adebowale has a Post Graduate Diploma From the Tavistock institute and an MA in Advanced Organisational Consulting from the City University London.
Criticism
In 2015, Turning Point was involved in an
References
- UK Parliament. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
- ^ "Victor Adebowale". Desert Island Discs. 30 October 2011. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "No. 55710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1999. p. 9.
- ^ "No. 56265". The London Gazette. 5 July 2001. p. 7935.
- ^ "Lord Victor Adebowale," Bio, National School of Government.
- ^ "HSJ100 2015". Health Service Journal. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Adebowale, Victor. "BME trailblazers in the NHS" (PDF). nhsemployers.org.
- ^ "Adebowale". Behind the Name. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "Adè". Yorubaname.com.
- ^ "Lord Adebowale," Guardian, 23 May 2007.
- ^ "Lord Victor Adebowale to leave Turning Point after almost 20 years". Third Sector. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Lord Adebowale appointed chair of Social Enterprise UK". www.civilsociety.co.uk.
- ^ "UK's social investment market to face scrutiny by new independent commission". Pioneers Post. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "UEL Alumni Newsletter". Archived from the original on 18 February 2011.
- ^ a b Corfe, Emily (26 October 2015). "Turning Point denies 'black-on-black racism' after accusation from former director". civilsociety.co.uk. Civil Society Media. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Ex-Turning Point IT director Ibukun Adebayo reveals lessons learned from employment tribunal and unfair dismissal ruling".
- Haymarket Group. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
External links
- Turning Point
- Profile at the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Articles authored at Journalisted
- Victor Adebowale collected news and commentary at The Guardian