Ken Penton

Global Action Plan Trustee

Ken is a political campaigner and political media relations adviser with over 30 years’ experience, including twice being a Political Adviser for the UK Labour Party, serving as Head of Politics and Media for a UK trade union, and providing political and communications advice at boardroom level for large businesses and not-for-profit organisations.

In recent years he has focused on environment and climate change campaigning, particularly on phasing out fossil fuel dependency. He was formerly UK Oil and Gas Campaigner for Global Witness, and currently works for Stamp Out Poverty, acting as the UK Advisor to the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.

He has also served as a Councillor in the London Borough of Newham. He was Co-Chair of Labour’s affiliated environment and climate campaign, SERA, and devised and led the 2025 SERA General Election campaign which resulted in over 100 SERA members being elected to Parliament.

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