Afzal Khan (British politician)
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Mohammed Afzal Khan, CBE (Urdu: محمد افضل خان; born 5 April 1958) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Gorton since 2017.
The subject of this article is standing for re-election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 4 July, and will not be an incumbent MP once Parliament is dissolved on 30 May. Some parts of this article may be out of date during that period. |
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Afzal Khan | |||||||||||||||
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Member of Parliament for Manchester Gorton | |||||||||||||||
Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Gerald Kaufman | ||||||||||||||
Majority | 30,339 (68.1%) | ||||||||||||||
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Member of the European Parliament for North West England | |||||||||||||||
In office 13 June 2014 – 8 June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Wajid Khan | ||||||||||||||
Member of Manchester City Council for Cheetham | |||||||||||||||
In office 4 May 2000 – 6 May 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Christopher Olaniyan | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Julie Connolly | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Mohammed Afzal Khan (1958-04-05) 5 April 1958 (age 66) Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour Co-op | ||||||||||||||
Profession | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||
Website | afzalkhan | ||||||||||||||
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As a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, Khan's constituency is being abolished. Khan will stand in Manchester Rusholme in the 2024 general election.
He was formerly Lord Mayor of Manchester for 2005–2006, and served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2014 to 2017.