Naushabah Khan
Naushabah Khan | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rehman Chishti |
| Majority | 3,972 (9.6%) |
| Member of Medway Council for Gillingham South | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 [1] | |
| Preceded by | David Colman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chatham, Kent, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham BPP Law School |
Naushabah Parveen Khan[2] (/nəˈʃɑːbə ˈkɑːn/ nə-SHAH-bə KAHN[3]) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gillingham and Rainham since 2024.[4]
Early life
[edit]Khan was born at the now defunct All Saints' Hospital in Chatham and grew up in Gillingham.[5] She attended Fort Pitt Grammar School and Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History from the University of Birmingham in 2007. She went on to complete a graduate diploma in Law at BPP Law School in 2013.[6]
Political career
[edit]Khan had previously ran unsuccessfully as the Labour candidate in Rochester and Strood during the 2014 by-election and the 2015 general election, finishing third on both occasions, with 16.8% and 19.8% of the vote respectively.[7][8] In 2024, she was elected as the MP for Gillingham and Rainham defeating incumbent Conservative MP Rehman Chishti by 15,562 votes to 11,590, a majority of 9.6%.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Naushabah Khan". Medway Elects. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "One Minute Medway - Cllr Khan - 14 July 2023". YouTube. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Gillingham and Rainham | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Keevil, Steven (8 October 2023). ""There are huge parts of our society that need to change"". Local Authority. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Naushabah Khan Director Of Policy And Communications at St Mungo's". The Org. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Rochester and Strood 20 November 2014 By-election". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Rochester and Strood 2015 General Election". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Gillingham and Rainham 2024 General Election". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
This article about a Labour Party member of Parliament representing an English constituency is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- People educated at Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
- People from Chatham, Kent
- People from Gillingham, Kent
- UK MPs 2024–present
- English people of Pakistani descent
- Labour MP for England stubs