Nus Ghani

Nus Ghani
MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
Assumed office
9 January 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May
Sec. of State Chris Grayling
Preceded by Paul Maynard
Assistant Government Whip
Assumed office
9 January 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May
Chief Whip Julian Smith
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] MP (born 1 September 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wealden in East Sussex.[2] She currently serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport and Assistant Government Whip.[3]

Early life and career

Ghani was born in Birmingham on 1 September 1972, the daughter of parents from Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.[4][5] Ghani was educated in state schools before studying at Birmingham City University, and after graduating, for a master's degree at Leeds University.[6] 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.[7]

Ghani first stood as a parliamentary candidate for Birmingham Ladywood at the 2010 general election.[7]

Parliamentary career

Ghani's 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.[8] The primary attracted nearly 400 residents from around the constituency. The sitting MP, Charles Hendry, had announced his retirement at the next election.[9][10][11][12]

In the 2015 general election Nus Ghani became 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]

Ghani was involved in producing reports on a number of different issues covering home affairs, security, hate crime, policing and immigration.[16]

In 2016, Ghani worked with Barnardo's, the UK's oldest children's charity to undertake an independent inquiry tackling harmful child sexual behaviour.[17]

In 2017, Ghani was promoted to Chair the Government's Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network [18]

She accused Sir John Sawers, ex-MI6 chief, of providing only “gloom and doom” about Brexit.[19]

In 2018, Ghani became the first Muslim woman minister to speak from the House of Commons Dispatch box.[20]

Committee Work and APPGs

PositionGroup/CommitteeYear
MemberHome Affairs Select Committee [21]2015
MemberArmed Forces Bill Committee [21]2015
ChairConservative Rural Affairs Group [22]2015
ChairAll Party Parliamentary Group on Sight Loss [23]2015
ChairAll Party Parliamentary Group on Ageing and Older People [24]2015
Vice-ChairAll Party Parliamentary Group on Thalidomide [25]2015
PPSHome Office [15]2017

See also

References

  1. ↑ "No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9121.
  2. ↑ "Nusrat Ghani MP". Parliament of the United Kingdom.
  3. ↑ correspondent, Peter Walker Political (2018-01-09). "Theresa May's junior ministerial reshuffle: who's in and who's out". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  4. ↑ "Kashmir origin woman Nusrat Ghani elected as UK's Parliament member". Only Kashmir. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ten of Pakistani origin make it to British parliament". Dawn. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Haque, Mozammel (May 2015). "British Muslims and the UK General Elections 2015". The Muslim Weekly. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. 1 2 "My life's story is not one of a traditional politician". Nus Ghani Parliamentary Candidate for Wealden.
  8. ↑ "Nus Ghani chosen by Tories to stand for Wealden". Uckfield News. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "RESULT: Conservative Nus Ghani wins Wealden seat". Kent and Sussex Courier. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Nusrat Ghani selected in open primary to succeed Charles Hendry MP as Wealden Conservative Candidate". Wealden Conservatives.
  11. ↑ "UK Polling Report - UKPR ELECTION GUIDE - Wealden". Ukpollongreport.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Nus Ghani for Wealden". wealdenconservatives.com. Wealden Conservatives.
  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. ↑ "Publications - Home Affairs Committee". UK Parliament. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "Network established to encourage diversity in apprenticeships - GOV.UK". Gov.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  19. ↑ Wintour, Patrick (19 December 2017). "Brexit will cause loss of influence on scale of 1970s, says ex-MI6 chief". The Guardian.
  20. ↑ "A first for Muslim women in Commons". BBC News. 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Nusrat Ghani MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "Contacts". CRAG. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  23. ↑ 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.
  24. ↑ 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.
  25. ↑ 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.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Charles Hendry		 Member of Parliament
for Wealden
2015–present		 Incumbent
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