Baggy Shanker

Bhagat Singh Shanker,^[2] known as Baggy Shanker, is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Derby South since 2024.^[3][4]

Baggy Shanker MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament for Derby South
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 July 2024
Preceded by	Dame Margaret Beckett
Majority	6,002 (16.1%)
Leader of the Derby City Council
In office 24 May 2023 – 18 June 2024
Preceded by	Chris Poulter
Succeeded by	Nadine Peatfield
Personal details
Born	Arboretum, Derbyshire, England[1]
Political party	Labour and Co-operative

He was elected Derby City Council leader in 2023, making him the first Sikh council leader in Derby, however he was later removed from that position in June 2024 after losing a Motion of no confidence.^[5][6][7]

Shanker previously worked as a project manager at Rolls-Royce's Civil Aerospace Division,^[8] and for the chemicals company Celanese.^[9] He retains shares in Rolls-Royce.