Afzal Khan (British politician)
English politician (born 1958)
Mohammed Afzal Khan, CBE (5 April 1958) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Manchester Gorton since 2017.
Mohammed Afzal Khan | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Shadow Minister for Exports | |
| In office 5 September 2023 – 15 November 2023 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Nia Griffith |
| Succeeded by | Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi |
| Shadow Minister for Legal Aid | |
| In office 4 December 2021 – 5 September 2023 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Andy Slaughter |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 9 April 2020 – 4 December 2021 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Karin Smyth |
| Succeeded by | Jessica Morden |
| Shadow Minister for South Asia, Africa and the Commonwealth | |
| In office 13 January 2020 – 9 April 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Liz McInnes |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Kinnock (Asia & Pacific) Stephen Doughty (Africa) |
| Shadow Minister of State for Immigration | |
| In office 7 July 2017 – 13 January 2020 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Keir Starmer |
| Succeeded by | Bell Ribeiro-Addy |
| Member of Parliament for Manchester Gorton | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Gerald Kaufman |
| Majority | 30,339 (68.1%) |
| Member of the European Parliament for North West England | |
| In office 13 June 2014 – 8 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Davies |
| Succeeded by | Wajid Khan |
| Lord Mayor of Manchester | |
| In office 2005–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Tom O'Callaghan |
| Succeeded by | James Ashley |
| Member of Manchester City Council for Cheetham | |
| In office 4 May 2000 – 6 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher Olaniyan |
| Succeeded by | Julie Connolly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1958 Jhelum, West Pakistan |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Party (Co-op) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | Official website |
He was elected as councillor in Manchester in 2000 and was Lord Mayor of Manchester for 2005–2006. He was Member of the European Parliament for North West England from 2014 to 2017. He is Manchester's first Muslim MP, and the first Muslim Lord Mayor.
Khan was born in Jhelum and came to the UK when he was 11. After leaving school without qualifications, he had a number of jobs, including as a Greater Manchester Police constable, before returning to education and qualifying as a solicitor.[1]
In 2023 he resigned from the frontbench to vote for a SNP motion demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.[2]
References
change- ↑ "My work space". The Guardian. 2005-08-26. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ "Keir Starmer suffers major Labour rebellion over Gaza ceasefire vote". BBC News. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
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