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'''Shaffaq Mohammed''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 21 July 1972)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197811/SHAFFAQ_MOHAMMED/home|title=Shaffaq MOHAMMED {{!}} MEPs|website=www.europarl.europa.eu|publisher=European Parliament|access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref> is a British politician who served as a [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) for the [[Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)|Yorkshire and the Humber]] from 2019 to 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=The UK's European elections 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/crjeqkdevwvt/the-uks-european-elections-2019 |website=BBC News |accessdate=26 May 2019}}</ref>
'''Shaffaq Mohammed''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 21 July 1972)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197811/SHAFFAQ_MOHAMMED/home|title=Shaffaq MOHAMMED {{!}} MEPs|website=www.europarl.europa.eu|date=21 July 1972 |publisher=European Parliament|access-date=11 July 2019}}</ref> is a British politician who served as a [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) for the [[Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)|Yorkshire and the Humber]] from 2019 to 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=The UK's European elections 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/crjeqkdevwvt/the-uks-european-elections-2019 |website=BBC News |accessdate=26 May 2019}}</ref> He stood as the Liberal Democrat candidate for [[Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Hallam]] in the House of Commons at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]], but was not elected.<ref name=":0" />


==Early life==
==Early life==
Shaffaq Mohammed was born in [[Pakistan]]i administered [[Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/ann-widdecombe-and-brexit-party-out-of-order-comparing-eu-to-slave-masters-yorkshire-mep-shaffaq-mohammed-1-9864498|title=Ann Widdecombe and Brexit Party out of order comparing EU to slave masters – Yorkshire MEP Shaffaq Mohammed|website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>
Shaffaq Mohammed was born in [[Pakistan]]i administered [[Kashmir]]. In April 1977 he moved to Sheffield and studied at Park House school and later on graduated from the University of Sheffield.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/ann-widdecombe-and-brexit-party-out-of-order-comparing-eu-to-slave-masters-yorkshire-mep-shaffaq-mohammed-1-9864498|title=Ann Widdecombe and Brexit Party out of order comparing EU to slave masters – Yorkshire MEP Shaffaq Mohammed|website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk|language=en|access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
===Sheffield City Council===
===Sheffield City Council===
Between 2004 and 2014 Mohammed served as the Liberal Democrat councillor for Broomhill Ward. He contested Crookes Ward in 2014 and was defeated. He returned as a councillor for Ecclesall Ward in 2016 and was re-elected in 2018.
Between 2004 and 2014 Mohammed served as the Liberal Democrat councillor for Broomhill Ward on [[Sheffield City Council]]. He contested Crookes Ward in 2014 and was defeated. He returned as a councillor for Ecclesall Ward in 2016 and was re-elected in 2018.


Mohammed was elected as leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Sheffield City Council in May 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.libdemvoice.org/shaffaq-mohammed-boy-in-kashmir-leader-sheffield-lib-dems-24253.html|title=Shaffaq Mohammed writes: From a boy in Kashmir – to Leader of Sheffield Lib Dems|website=Liberal Democrat Voice|language=en-gb|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> He lost this position when he lost his seat as a councillor in 2014. Following his return to the council he was re-elected as group leader in May 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.markpack.org.uk/140267/shaffaq-mohammed-back-leader-sheffield-lib-dems/|title=Shaffaq Mohammed is back as leader of Sheffield Lib Dems|website=Mark Pack|language=en-gb|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
Mohammed was elected as leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Sheffield City Council in May 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.libdemvoice.org/shaffaq-mohammed-boy-in-kashmir-leader-sheffield-lib-dems-24253.html|title=Shaffaq Mohammed writes: From a boy in Kashmir – to Leader of Sheffield Lib Dems|website=Liberal Democrat Voice|language=en-gb|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> He lost this position when he lost his seat as a councillor in 2014. Following his return to the council he was re-elected as group leader in May 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.markpack.org.uk/140267/shaffaq-mohammed-back-leader-sheffield-lib-dems/|title=Shaffaq Mohammed is back as leader of Sheffield Lib Dems|website=Mark Pack|date=19 May 2016 |language=en-gb|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>


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]].<ref name="LG MBE">{{London Gazette |issue= 61359 |date= 22 September 2015 |page= 17615 |supp= y }}</ref>
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]].<ref name="LG MBE">{{London Gazette |issue= 61359 |date= 22 September 2015 |page= 17615 |supp= y }}</ref>


===UK Parliament===
===UK Parliament===
Mohammed 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.
Mohammed 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/elections/election-results/2016/brightside-hillsborough-by-election.html |title=Brightside and Hillsborough by-election result 2016 |website=Sheffield City Council |accessdate=24 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604053020/https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/elections/election-results/2016/brightside-hillsborough-by-election.html |archive-date=4 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


He was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the [[Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Central]] constituency in the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], coming fourth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/elections/parl.sheffield-central.2017-06-08/sheffield-central/|title=2017 General Election: The 8 candidates in Sheffield Central|website=Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-12-22}}</ref>
He was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the [[Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Central]] constituency in the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], coming fourth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/elections/parl.sheffield-central.2017-06-08/sheffield-central/|title=2017 General Election: The 8 candidates in Sheffield Central|website=Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club|language=en-gb|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref>

Mohammed was selected in 2023 to contest former Liberal Democrat leader [[Nick Clegg|Nick Clegg's]] seat of [[Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Hallam]] at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pack |first=Mark |date=23 March 2023 |title=Sheffield Lib Dems select Shaffaq Mohammed for Hallam |url=https://www.markpack.org.uk/170748/sheffield-lib-dems-select-shaffaq-mohammed-for-hallam/ |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=Mark Pack |language=en-GB}}</ref> Sheffield Hallam is considered to be a marginal seat between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 January 2023 |title=Sheffield Hallam Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate stands down |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-64191494 |access-date=3 March 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 11:34, 9 July 2024

Cllr
Shaffaq Mohammed
MBE
Shaffaq Mohammed in 2019 in Brussels
Member of the European Parliament
for Yorkshire and the Humber
In office
2 July 2019[1][2] – 31 January 2020
Preceded byJohn Procter
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
BornKashmir, Pakistan
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal Democrats

Shaffaq Mohammed MBE (born 21 July 1972)[3] is a British politician who served as a Liberal Democrats Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Yorkshire and the Humber from 2019 to 2020.[4] He stood as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Sheffield Hallam in the House of Commons at the 2024 general election, but was not elected.[5]

Early life

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Shaffaq Mohammed was born in Pakistani administered Kashmir. In April 1977 he moved to Sheffield and studied at Park House school and later on graduated from the University of Sheffield.[6]

Political career

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Sheffield City Council

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Between 2004 and 2014 Mohammed served as the Liberal Democrat councillor for Broomhill Ward on Sheffield City Council. He contested Crookes Ward in 2014 and was defeated. He returned as a councillor for Ecclesall Ward in 2016 and was re-elected in 2018.

Mohammed was elected as leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Sheffield City Council in May 2011.[7] He lost this position when he lost his seat as a councillor in 2014. Following his return to the council he was re-elected as group leader in May 2016.[8]

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.[9]

UK Parliament

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Mohammed 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.[10]

He was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Sheffield Central constituency in the 2017 general election, coming fourth.[11]

Mohammed was selected in 2023 to contest former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg's seat of Sheffield Hallam at the 2024 general election.[5] Sheffield Hallam is considered to be a marginal seat between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.[12]

European Parliament

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Mohammed served as a Liberal Democrats Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Yorkshire and the Humber from 2019 to 2020.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Shaffaq MOHAMMED | MEPs". www.europarl.europa.eu. European Parliament. 21 July 1972. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  4. ^ "The UK's European elections 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b Pack, Mark (23 March 2023). "Sheffield Lib Dems select Shaffaq Mohammed for Hallam". Mark Pack. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Shaffaq Mohammed writes: From a boy in Kashmir – to Leader of Sheffield Lib Dems". Liberal Democrat Voice. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Shaffaq Mohammed is back as leader of Sheffield Lib Dems". Mark Pack. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  9. ^ "No. 61359". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 September 2015. p. 17615.
  10. ^ "Brightside and Hillsborough by-election result 2016". Sheffield City Council. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  11. ^ "2017 General Election: The 8 candidates in Sheffield Central". Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Sheffield Hallam Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate stands down". BBC News. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  13. ^ "The UK's European elections 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.


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