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Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed | |
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 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 by | John Procter |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal 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]
Early life
Shaffaq Mohammed was born in Pakistani administered Kashmir.[5]
Political career
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.
Mohammed was elected as leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Sheffield City Council in May 2011.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
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.
He was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Sheffield Central constituency in the 2017 general election, coming fourth.[9]
European Parliament
Mohammed served as a Liberal Democrats Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Yorkshire and the Humber from 2019 to 2020.[10]
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Shaffaq Mohammed writes: From a boy in Kashmir – to Leader of Sheffield Lib Dems". Liberal Democrat Voice. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Shaffaq Mohammed is back as leader of Sheffield Lib Dems". Mark Pack. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 61359". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 September 2015. p. 17615.
- ^ "2017 General Election: The 8 candidates in Sheffield Central". Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "The UK's European elections 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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