Shaffaq Mohammed
Shaffaq Mohammed | |
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 Shaffaq Mohammed in 2010 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| In office 2 July 2019[1][2] – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Hookem |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
Shaffaq Mohammed MBE (born 21 July 1972)[3] is a British politician, served as a Liberal Democrats Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Yorkshire and the Humber from 2019 to 2020.[4]
In the 2015 Dissolution Honours, Mohammed was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for political service" as a councillor on Sheffield City Council.[5]
Shaffaq Mohammed was born in Pakistani administered Kashmir.[6]
He stood as the Liberal Democrat candidate in the 2016 Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough by-election, where he finished third with 6.1% of the vote, saving the party's deposit, and pushing the Conservatives into fourth place.
He was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Sheffield Central constituency in the 2017 general election, coming fourth.[7]
References
- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Shaffaq MOHAMMED | MEPs". www.europarl.europa.eu. European Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "The UK's European elections 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "No. 61359". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 September 2015. p. 17615.
- ^ "Ann Widdecombe and Brexit Party out of order comparing EU to slave masters – Yorkshire MEP Shaffaq Mohammed". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "2017 General Election: The 8 candidates in Sheffield Central". Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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