Alex Sobel

Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to UkraineAssumed office
January 2025Preceded byLord Johnson of LainstonMember of Leeds City Council
for MoortownIn office
3 May 2012 – 3 May 2018Preceded byMark HarrisSucceeded byMohammed ShahzadPersonal detailsBornAlexander David Sobel
(1975-04-26) 26 April 1975
PartyLabour Co-opChildren2EducationJohn Hampden Grammar SchoolAlma materUniversity of LeedsWebsitealexsobel.co.uk

Alexander David Sobel (born 26 April 1975) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Leeds Central and Headingley since 2024, and previously for Leeds North West from 2017 to 2024.

During his time in Opposition, he served as Shadow Minister for the Arts, Heritage and Tourism (2020–2021) and Shadow Minister for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment (2021–2023). He has been a prominent parliamentary voice on climate and environmental policy, and in January 2025 was appointed the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Ukraine.