Taiwo Victoria Owatemi (born 22 July 1992)[1] is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry North West since 2019.

[3][4] Whilst at school, Owatemi was selected for a parliamentary internship by the Social Mobility Foundation and gained experience working in the Westminster office of Conservative MP Oliver Letwin.

She worked as a oncology pharmacist at a cancer unit in Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust before she entered Parliament.

[6] From 2016 onwards, Owatemi served in a number of roles in the Young Fabians and published writing on health policy.

[5][19] From 2021 onwards, she also held unpaid roles as a Trustee of multiple charities and non-public organisations before resigning in 2024 having been appointed as a Government Whip.

After being appointed was a Government Whip, Owatemi also stepped down from her role as an Executive Committee Member of the Fabian Society, and as a Strategic Adviser on Cancer Prevention Trials at King's College Hospital.