King awards Divinity alumnus Life Peerage

The School of Divinity warmly congratulates alumnus Revd Dr Russell David Rook OBE on being created a life peer. Lord Rook was appointed by the Prime Minister as a working peer for the Labour Party on 20 December and was introduced to the House of Lords on 23 January.

Lord Rook completed his PhD at St Mary’s in 2006 and afterwards contributed to the teaching for the MLitt Bible and Contemporary World programme. In 2022, he was awarded an OBE for his work with numerous social enterprises. He is a founding partner of the Good Faith Partnership