Equality and Human Rights Commission

On 4 December 2009, Simon Woolley was announced as a commissioner for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Simon is Founder and Director of Operation Black Vote. He has helped guide the project from an idea into an influential national organisation.  He writes and comments for the national and black press and media.

Simon is in his second year of a three year term as a visiting Lecturer at Nottingham University.

He sits on two Government task forces: REACH, which is focused on higher educational attainment of Black boys, remuneration is £160 per half day- and The Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Women’s Councillors Task force to encourage more BME women become councillors. No remuneration.

Simon was on the Big Issue grassroots power list 2002, awarded the Men of Merit in 2003, and was awarded the annual community achievement in 2007 by Unison.

He declared that he has not engaged in any political activity in the past five years when responding to the political activity questionnaire.