Nus Ghani

Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani[1] (born 1 September 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wealden in East Sussex since 2015.[2] She previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport and Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury.[3]

Nusrat Ghani

MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
In office
9 January 2018 – 13 February 2020
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byPaul Maynard
Succeeded byKelly Tolhurst
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury
In office
11 July 2019 – 17 December 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byPaul Maynard
Succeeded byIain Stewart
Member of Parliament
for Wealden
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byCharles Hendry
Majority25,655 (42.1%)
Personal details
Born (1972-09-01) 1 September 1972
Birmingham, England
Political partyConservative
Alma materBirmingham City University
University of Leeds
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

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, finishing third.[7]

Parliamentary career

Following the announcement of sitting MP Charles Hendry's retirement at the next election, Ghani was selected in December 2013 at an open primary in which anyone on the electoral register in Wealden could attend and vote.[8] The primary attracted nearly 400 residents.[9][10][11][12] In the 2015 general election Ghani became the first female MP to hold the seat, being elected with a majority of 22,967.[13] In the 2017 general election Ghani won 61.2% of the votes, increasing her majority to 23,628.[13]

In July 2015, she was appointed as a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee.[14]

In 2016, Ghani worked with Barnardo's, the UK's oldest children's charity to undertake an independent inquiry into harmful child sexual behaviour.[15]

In July 2017, Ghani was promoted to Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Home Office.[16] Ghani was involved in producing reports on home affairs, security, hate crime, policing and immigration.[17]

In 2017, Ghani chaired the Government's Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network.[18]

She described Sir John Sawers, the ex-MI6 chief, as providing only "gloom and doom" about Brexit.[19]

In January 2018, Ghani was appointed an Assistant Whip and a Minister within the Department for Transport. Ghani was the first Muslim woman minister to speak from the House of Commons despatch box.[20]

During the 2020 British cabinet reshuffle, Ghani was dismissed from government and replaced by Kelly Tolhurst in the Department for Transport. Her dismissal came as a surprise, as she had been discussed as a contender to oversee the High Speed 2 rail line construction.[21]

Committee Work and APPGs
PositionGroup/CommitteeYear
MemberHome Affairs Select Committee [22]2015
MemberArmed Forces Bill Committee [22]2015
ChairConservative Rural Affairs Group [23]2015
ChairAll Party Parliamentary Group on Sight Loss [24]2015
ChairAll Party Parliamentary Group on Ageing and Older People [25]2015
Vice-ChairAll Party Parliamentary Group on Thalidomide [26]2015
PPSHome Office [16]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 (9 January 2018). "Theresa May's junior ministerial reshuffle: who's in and who's out". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  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. "My life's story is not one of a traditional politician". Nus Ghani Parliamentary Candidate for Wealden. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  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. Archived from the original on 23 September 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. "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. "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.
  16. Dods People (3 July 2017). "Latest civil service & public affairs moves". Civil Service World. Dods (Group) PLC.
  17. "Publications - Home Affairs Committee". UK Parliament. Retrieved 9 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. Mason, Rowena; Proctor, Kate (13 February 2020). "Boris Johnson's reshuffle: who's in, who's out, at a glance". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  22. "Nusrat Ghani MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  23. "Contacts". CRAG. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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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