- Sadiq Khan
:"This article refers to the British politician; for the 18th-century shah of Persia, see
Sadiq Khan (Shah of Persia) ."Infobox Politician
name = Sadiq Khan (read Kali) MP
birth_date = birth date and age|1970|10|08
birth_place =Tooting ,London ,United Kingdom
office = Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
term_start =4 October 2008
term_end =
primeminister=Gordon Brown
predecessor =Parmjit Dhanda
successor=
office2 =Parliamentary Private Secretary
to Justice Secretary
term_start2 = 2005
term_end2 = 2008
primeminister2 =Gordon Brown
Tony Blair
constituency_MP3 = Tooting
majority3 = 5,381 (12.9%) [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/ BBC Election 2005] ]
term_start3 =5 May 2005
term_end3 = present
predecessor3 =Tom Cox
successor3 =Incumbent
religion =Sunni Muslim
party = LabourSadiq Aman Khan (born
October 8 ,1970 ) is a British Labour politician. He was electedMember of Parliament for Tooting in the 2005 general election, succeedingTom Cox as the Labour MP for the seat.He had been
Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Rt Hon.Jack Straw MP and was a member of thePublic Accounts Committee . He had been a governmentwhip with responsibilities for the justice department. But following the Cabinet Reshuffle of the 3 October 2008, Khan was promoted to be Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government.Early life
Khan was born in 1970 in
London . He grew up in a council flat on the Henry Prince Estate inEarlsfield , and attended Fircroft and Ernest Bevin Schools, before going to theUniversity of North London to study law. His father used to be a bus driver. He completed the Law Society finals at the College of Law in Guildford and trained as a Human Rights Solicitor. He then set up a firm (Christian Khan) withLouise Christian , a left-winger who stood for the Socialist Alliance in Hornsey and Wood Green in the 2001 general election.He was a visiting lecturer at the
University of North London , and a former governor of South Thames FE College. Khan was Chair of Liberty (NCCL) and has been Vice Chair ofLegal Action Group (LAG).He has been married since 1994 and has two daughters. Khan is also a keen follower of sport and a supporter of both
Liverpool F.C. andSurrey County Cricket Club .Councillor
Khan had been a
Councillor in theLondon Borough of Wandsworth since 1994.Member of Parliament
In 2003, Tooting
Constituency Labour Party decided to open its parliamentary selection to all interested candidates, including the incumbent MP since 1970,Tom Cox . This prompted Mr Cox, in his mid 70s, to announce his retirement rather than risk deselection. In the subsequent selection contest, Khan beat five other local candidates to become Labour's Parliamentary candidate.Khan remained a councillor until the May 2006 council elections. He is also a governor of Fircroft School, which his daughters now attend, and of Gatton School.
Khan was awarded 'Newcomer of the Year' by the
Spectator Magazine Parliamentarian of the Year awards 2005.In parliament he occasionally rebels against the government but voted very strongly for introducing national ID cards, strongly for labours anti-terrorism laws and very strongly against investigating the Iraq war. [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/sadiq_khan/tooting]
In August 2006, he was a signatory of an open letter to
Tony Blair criticising the UK's foreign policy. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4787119.stm]On 3 February 2008, "
The Sunday Times " [Michael Gillard and Jonathan Calvert. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3295393.ece Police bugged Muslim MP Sadiq Khan] . The Sundary Times. February 3, 2008. ] claimed that a conversation between Khan and prisonerBabar Ahmad (a friend and constituent) atWoodhill Prison inMilton Keynes was bugged by theMetropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7224786.stm Khan welcomes 'bugging' inquiry] ] An inquiry has been launched by Justice Secretary, The Rt Hon. Jack Straw MP.Following Gordon Brown's cabinet reshuffle of 3 October 2008, Khan was promoted to be a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Dept. for Communities and Local Government which forced the former secretary, Parmjit Dhanda out.
ee also
*Tooting
*Fabian Society
*GMB Union
*UNISON References
External links
* [http://www.sadiqkhan.org.uk/ Sadiq Khan MP] official site
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-8847,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Sadiq Khan MP]
* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/sadiq_khan/tooting TheyWorkForYou.com - Sadiq Khan MP]
* [http://www.labourwandsworth.org.uk The Labour Party's Tooting website]
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