Lutfur Rahman

Lutfur Rahman is a community activist and local politician in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England.

Background

Lutfur Rahman was born in Sylhet, Bangladesh but grew up in Tower Hamlets. He attended the Manor Primary School in Bow, the Lawdale Junior School, Bethnal Green and the Bow Secondary School. After studying Law at university, Rahman qualified as a solicitor and specialized in Family and Children’s Law. He is currently a senior partner at McCormacks.

Community work

Rahman has taken part in a string of local civil society initiatives. These include Member and General Secretary (1987-89) of Progressive Youth Organisation, Spitalfields and Founding Member and first Treasurer (1990) of Keen Students Supplementary School (KSS).

Rahman has also taken part in groups that promote social justice and civil liberties. He was General Secretary of Community Alliance for Police Accountability (CAPA) and Chair of the Tower Hamlets Tower Hamlets Law Centre.

Rahman is also a Non-Executive Director for the Board of Barts and The London NHS Trust.

Political career

Lutfur Rahman was elected as a Labour Councillor for the Spitalfields and Banglatown Ward in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. He has been part of the leadership of Tower Hamlets Council, serving as Lead member for Education for two years and, from 2006-2007, Lead Member for Culture.

In February 2007, Lutfur Rahman announced his intention to be the prospective Labour Party candidate for Bethnal Green and Bow. However he was unsuccessful, coming second to Rushanara Ali.

In April 2008 he was elected Leader of the Labour Group on Tower Hamlets Council, taking over as Leader of the Council from Cllr. Denise Jones.

External links

* [http://www.towerhamletslabour.org.uk/ Tower Hamlets Labour Party]