Nus Ghani

Nus Ghani
MP
Member of Parliament
for Wealden
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded by Charles Hendry
Majority 23,268 (39%)
Personal details
Born (1972-09-01) 1 September 1972
Birmingham, England
Political party Conservative
Alma mater Birmingham City University
University of Leeds
Website Official website

Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani[1] (born 1 September 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wealden in East Sussex.[2]

Early life and career

Ghani was born in Birmingham on 1 September 1972, the daughter of parents from Kashmir, Pakistan.[3][4] Ghani was educated in state schools before studying at Birmingham City University, and after graduating, for a master's degree at Leeds University.[5] Before beginning her career in politics, she was employed by the charities Age UK and Breakthrough Breast Cancer, and later for the BBC World Service.[6]

Ghani first stood as a parliamentary candidate for Birmingham Ladywood at the 2010 general election.[6]

Parliamentary career

Her selection in December 2013 was at an open primary in which anyone listed on the electoral register in Wealden was eligible to attend and vote for their preferred candidate.[7] The primary attracted nearly 400 residents from around the constituency. The sitting MP, Charles Hendry, had announced he was to retire at the next election.[8][9][10][11]

In the 2015 general election Nus Ghani became the first Muslim woman to be elected as a Conservative member of Parliament [12] and the first female MP to hold the seat of Wealden in East Sussex. She was elected with a majority of 22,967.[13] In July 2015 she was appointed as a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee.[14]

In the 2017 general election Nus Ghani won 61.2% of the votes in Wealden, increasing her majority to 23,628.[13] In July 2017 Ghani was promoted to Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Home Office.[15]

Committee Work and APPGs

Position Group/Committee Year
Member Home Affairs Select Committee [16] 2015
Member Armed Forces Bill Committee [16] 2015
Chair Conservative Rural Affairs Group [17] 2015
Chair All Party Parliamentary Group on Sight Loss [18] 2015
Chair All Party Parliamentary Group on Ageing and Older People [19] 2015
Vice-Chair All Party Parliamentary Group on Thalidomide [20] 2015
PPS Home Office [15] 2017

Ghani was involved in producing reports on a number of different issues covering home affairs, security, hate crime, policing and immigration.[21]

In 2016 Ghani worked with Barnardo's, the UK's oldest children's charity to undertake an independent inquiry tackling harmful child sexual behaviour.[22]

In 2017 Ghani was promoted to Chair the Government's Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network [23]

See also

List of British Pakistanis

References

  1. ↑ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9121.
  2. ↑ "Nusrat Ghani MP". Parliament of the United Kingdom.
  3. ↑ "Kashmir origin woman Nusrat Ghani elected as UK’s Parliament member". Only Kashmir. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ten of Pakistani origin make it to British parliament". Dawn. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Haque, Mozammel (May 2015). "British Muslims and the UK General Elections 2015". The Muslim Weekly. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  6. 1 2 "My life’s story is not one of a traditional politician.". Nus Ghani Parliamentary Candidate for Wealden.
  7. ↑ "Nus Ghani chosen by Tories to stand for Wealden". Uckfield News. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "RESULT: Conservative Nus Ghani wins Wealden seat". Kent and Sussex Courier. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Nusrat Ghani selected in open primary to succeed Charles Hendry MP as Wealden Conservative Candidate". Wealden Conservatives.
  10. ↑ "UK Polling Report - UKPR ELECTION GUIDE - Wealden". Ukpollongreport.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Nus Ghani for Wealden". wealdenconservatives.com. Wealden Conservatives.
  12. ↑ "Britain's first female Muslim Tory MP on saving girls from ISIS". 26 January 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Election 2017: Wealden parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Home Affairs Committee: Committee membership announced". Parliament.UK. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  15. 1 2 Dods People (3 July 2017). "Latest civil service & public affairs moves". Civil Service World. Dods (Group) PLC.
  16. 1 2 "Nusrat Ghani MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "Contacts". CRAG. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  18. ↑ Commons, The Committee Office, House of. "House of Commons - Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 15 February 2017: Eye Health and Visual Impairment". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  19. ↑ Commons, The Committee Office, House of. "House of Commons - Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 2 May 2017: Ageing and Older People". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  20. ↑ Commons, The Committee Office, House of. "House of Commons - Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 2 May 2017: Thalidomide". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Publications - Home Affairs Committee". UK Parliament. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "Now I know it was wrong : Report of the parliamentary inquiry into support and sanctions for children who display harmful sexual behaviour" (PDF). Barnados.org.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  23. ↑ "Network established to encourage diversity in apprenticeships - GOV.UK". Gov.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Charles Hendry		 Member of Parliament
for Wealden
2015–present 		Incumbent


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