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.
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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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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.