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Daniel Kebede is a British trade union leader.
Kebede studied law at theUniversity of Wales before becoming a schoolteacher. He taught in early years, primary and secondary schools, and became active in theNational Union of Teachers (NUT).[1] In 2017, he won the union's Blair Peach Award for his contributions to social justice.[2] The NUT later became part of theNational Education Union (NEU), and in 2019, Kebede was elected to its executive committee. In 2021, he was elected as the union's president.[1]
Kebede stood to become general secretary of the NEU in 2023. He won the post, defeating deputy general secretary Niamh Sweeney by 28,636 votes to 12,918. He listed his priorities as ending real term pay cuts, the overwork of staff, and theOfsted inspection regime, and securing real term increases to school funding.[3] On election,The Voice described Kebede as "only the fourth Black General Secretary of a union in Britain".[2]
Kabede was formerly in a relationship with formerLabour MPLaura Pidcock.[4][better source needed]
| Trade union offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robin Bevan | President of theNational Education Union 2021–2022 | Succeeded by Louise Atkinson |
| Preceded by | General Secretary of theNational Education Union 2023–present | Succeeded by Incumbent |