Matt O'Connor (activist)
| Matt O'Connor | |
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| Leader of Fathers 4 Justice | |
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Assumed office 2001 | |
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| Born |
1967 County Kerry, Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | English Democrats (2008) |
Matt O’Connor is a political activist, designer, author and entrepreneur. He is the founder and leader of the Fathers 4 Justice pressure group.
Business career
In 2005 he was GQ Magazine’s 7th Top Communicator in the UK, GQ Magazine’s 92nd Most Powerful Man in Britain, Esquire Magazine’s 35th Most Powerful Man In Britain Under 50 and one of twenty people shortlisted for the Royal Society’s Great Briton of the Year Awards.
In 2007 he published his first book Fathers4Justice: The Inside Story through the Orion Publishing Group and sold the motion picture rights to his life story to Buena Vista pictures, part of the Walt Disney group.[1]
In 2009 he launched his extreme ice cream brand ‘The Icecreamists’ in Selfridges’ flagship London store.[2]
In 2011 his Baby Gaga breast milk ice cream won Event Magazine’s award for PR Event of the Year Event Magazine’s PR Event of the Year Award.
His second book The Icecreamists was published in the summer of 2012 by Octopus Publishing. In 2013 it was published in the United States and in 2014 it was published as a Paperback and E-Book.
He was also the Creative Director for the award-winning Italian Gelato brand Antonio Federici Gelato Italiano which he created and launched in 2009. In 2012 and 2013 Antonio Federici was voted one of Britain's Coolest Brands by the Cool Brands Council.
Fathers 4 Justice
Fathers 4 Justice was founded in the UK by O'Connor.[3]
In 2007 O'Connor published his first book Fathers4Justice: The Inside Story, and sold the motion picture rights to his life story to Buena Vista pictures, part of the Walt Disney group.[4]
Mayoral candidacy
In 2008 he was a candidate in the London mayoral election for the English Democrats.[5]
Publications
- Fathers4Justice: The Inside Story (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007) ISBN 978-0297853060
- The Icecreamists: Boutique ice creams and other guilty pleasures to make and enjoy at home' (Mitchell Beazley, 2012) ISBN 978-1845337063
References
- ↑ The Standard: Holy Smoke The Fathers4Justice Film
- ↑ The Standard: Matt O'Connor, Father for Justice and Ice Cream Extremist
- ↑ Deborah Ross "Matt O'Connor: The man behind Fathers4Justice", The Independent, 4 July 2006
- ↑ "Holy smoke! The Fathers 4 Justice film". London Evening Standard. 2006-01-20. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ↑ Profile: Matt O'Connor (2008-05-20). "London - News - Profile: Matt O'Connor". BBC. Retrieved 2013-09-17.