Yasmin Qureshi
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Yasmin Qureshi MP |
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Member of Parliament for Bolton South East |
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Assumed office 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Dr Brian Iddon |
| Majority | 10,928 (26.8%) |
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5 July 1963 Gujrat City, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic of the South Bank, University College London |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | yasminqureshi |
Yasmin Qureshi (born 5 July 1963) is a British Labour Party politician and a barrister practising criminal law. Born in Pakistan, she grew up in Britain from the age of nine. She was elected as the member of parliament (MP) for Bolton South East in the May 2010 general election.
Qureshi was born in Gujrat City, Pakistan and moved to Britain when she was nine. Her father was an engineer and the family lived in Watford. She is the youngest of three children.
She attended the Polytechnic of the South Bank (later London South Bank University) and graduated with a BA (Hons) Law degree before studying for and sitting her examinations for the Bar at the Council of Legal Education. She gained a Master of Laws at University College London.
At the age of 16, Qureshi joined the Labour Party and became active in local politics.
She stood, unsuccessfully, for Labour in the London constituency of Brent East in 2005. She has worked as a human rights advisor to the former London mayor Ken Livingstone and previously headed the criminal legal section of the UN Mission in Kosovo. Qureshi previously chaired the Human Rights and Civil Liberties Working Group of the Association of Muslim Lawyers and was President of the Pakistan Club (UK).
She was elected at the 2010 general election in the safe Labour seat of Bolton South East. Qureshi, Rushanara Ali and Shabana Mahmood, elected at the same time, became Britain's first female Muslim MPs. Qureshi is also the first woman to be elected as the Member of Parliament for Bolton South East.
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