Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan | |
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| Mayor of London | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2016 | |
| Deputy | Joanne McCartney |
| Preceded by | Boris Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sadiq Aman Khan 8 October 1970 London, England, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Saadiya Ahmed (1994–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of North London University of Law |
| Website | Official website |
Sadiq Aman Khan (born 8 October 1970) is a British politician. He is the Mayor of London since 8 May 2016. He was the Shadow Justice Secretary in Ed Miliband's and Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet. He was the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Tooting.
Khan was born in Tooting, London, to Pakistani immigrants. He grew up in Earlsfield, London.
Khan worked as a human rights solicitor until the 2005 General Election when he was elected as an MP. He became the Minister of State for Transport from June 2009 to May 2010 and when Ed Miliband became leader of the Labour Party, he was made the Shadow Justice Secretary.[1]
Khan was chosen to be the Labour Party candidate in the 2016 London mayoral election.[2] On 6 May 2016, Khan was elected to the office of mayor by winning 57% of the vote.[3] He became the first Muslim to be elected mayor of a Western capital city.[3] He became mayor on 8 May.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Alan Johnson is shadow chancellor". 8 October 2010 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Wintour, Patrick. "Sadiq Khan elected as Labour's candidate for mayor of London". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Labour's Khan Wins London Mayoral Election". Sky News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
