Sadiq Khan, the son of a London bus driver, was elected the Mayor of London in May 2016 and then re-elected in May 2021. His jourÂney to arguably one of the highest posts in the UK inÂcluded being a human rights solicitor, chair of the huÂman rights group Liberty, councillor for Wandsworth, and then MP for Tooting from 2005-2016. He is a member of the Labour Party and served as Minister in two posts in Gordon Brownâs government as well as serving in Ed Milibandâs shadow cabinet in more senior ministerial posts. Much has been made of his British Pakistani ethnicity as well as him being MusÂlim, but he has stressed that those parts of his identiÂty merely strengthen his willingness to serve all parts of society. He has worked to build cohesion among Londonâs diverse communities.
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