Anas Sarwar
Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Anas Sarwar (born 14 March 1983) is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been the Leader of the Scottish Labour Party since 2021. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region since 2016, having been Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Central from 2010 to 2015.
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 Official portrait, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Scottish Labour Party | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 27 February 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Jackie Baillie | ||||||||||||||||||
| UK party leader | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Richard Leonard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Acting 24 October 2014 – 13 December 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK party leader | Ed Miliband | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Johann Lamont | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jim Murphy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 17 December 2011 – 13 December 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Johann Lamont | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Johann Lamont | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kezia Dugdale | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shadow Minister for International Development | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 5 November 2014 – 8 May 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Ed Miliband | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alison McGovern | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mike Kane | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Scottish Labour portfolios | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 March 1983 Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Scottish Labour | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Furheen Ashrif (m. 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Mohammad Sarwar (father) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Hutchesons' Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | anassarwar | ||||||||||||||||||
At the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Labour won with a landslide victory, winning 411 seats across the United Kingdom,[1] with Scottish Labour winning 37 of the 57 Scottish seats in what was also seen as a landslide.[2][3]
References
change- ↑ "General election 2024 results". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "Scotland election live: Labour celebrates after gains from SNP as Conservative leader Douglas Ross loses seat". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ "Scotland election live: Labour celebrates after gains from SNP as Conservative leader Douglas Ross loses seat". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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