Maryam Eslamdoust
British-Iranian politician and trade union official / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maryam Eslamdoust (Persian: مریم اسلام دوست) is a British-Iranian politician and trade union official. She was mayor of the London Borough of Camden from 2019 to 2021, and in 2023 was elected General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association. Eslamdoust was the first Iranian-born woman to be elected to public office in Great Britain.
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Maryam Eslamdoust | |
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مریم اسلام دوست | |
Born | Tehran, Iran |
Alma mater | School of Oriental and African Studies, University College London |
Organization | Transport Salaried Staffs' Association |
Title | General Secretary |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Thomas Gardiner |
Children | 1 |
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