Politics List of British Bangladeshis

1 politics

1.1 members of parliament
1.2 life peers
1.3 mayors
1.4 other

politics


labour party mp, rushanara ali



labour party life peer, baroness pola uddin


members of parliament

dr rupa huq mp – labour party member of parliament ealing central , acton constituency, writer, columnist, senior lecturer in sociology @ kingston university , former deputy mayor of london borough of ealing.
rushanara ali mp – labour party member of parliament bethnal green , bow constituency. became first person of bangladeshi origin elected house of commons , 1 of first 3 muslim women elected member of parliament.
tulip siddiq mp – labour party member of parliament hampstead , kilburn, former councillor regent s park ward , cabinet member culture , communities in camden london borough council. in 2010, became first bengali female councillor in camden council.

life peers

baron kumar bhattacharyya – educator , government advisor. in 1980, became professor of manufacturing systems @ university of warwick , founded warwick manufacturing group. in 2004, made life peer , became member of house of lords.
baroness pola manzila uddin – labour party life peer, community activist, , first muslim , second asian woman sit in house of lords.

mayors

cllr jilani chowdhury – labour party politician, councillor barnsbury ward , former mayor of islington. in 2012, became islington s first bangladeshi mayor.
cllr lutfur rahman – community activist , independent politician. 2010 2015, first directly elected mayor of tower hamlets , first bangladeshi leader of council.
cllr muhammad abdullah salique – labour party member, councillor bethnal green north ward , mayor of london borough of tower hamlets 2008/2009 municipal year.
cllr nadia shah – labour party politician, councillor in regent s park ward , former mayor of camden. in may 2016, became first female mayor in united kingdom of bangladeshi origin.
cllr nasim ali obe – labour party politician, councillor in regent s park ward, cabinet member young people in camden council , former mayor of camden. in 2003, @ age of 34, became uk s youngest mayor first bangladeshi , first muslim mayor.

other

cllr abjol miah – politician, chairman of respect party , former councillor shadwell ward. in 2010, stood respect parliamentary candidate in bethnal green , bow constituency @ 2010 general election.
cllr/dr anwara ali – conservative party politician, former councillor bow west ward, cabinet member health , well-being in london borough of tower hamlets , general practitioner in spitalfields practice.
cllr farida anwar – labour party politician, councillor headington hill , northway in oxford city council. in 2014, became oxfordshire s first city councillor bangladeshi background.
murad qureshi – labour party politician , former greater london assembly member.
cllr rabina khan – independent politician, councillor shadwell ward, former cabinet member housing in tower hamlets london borough council, community worker , author of ayesha s rainbow.
cllr rania khan – independent politician, former councillor bromley-by-bow , cabinet member culture , regeneration in tower hamlets london borough council. in 2006, @ age of 23, first elected councillor making 1 of youngest female councillors in uk.
cllr shiria khatun – labour party politician, councillor east india , lansbury ward, cabinet member children s services , 1 of short listed mayoral labour party candidate in london borough of tower hamlets.
cllr syeda khatun mbe – labour party politician, councillor tipton green in sandwell metropolitan borough council , cabinet advisor education. in 1999, first bangladeshi woman elected in midlands.




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