Keith Vaz
Appearance
Keith Vaz | |
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee | |
In office 26 July 2007 – 6 September 2016 | |
Preceded by | John Denham |
Succeeded by | Tim Loughton (Acting) |
Minister of State for Europe | |
In office 9 May 1999 – 11 June 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Geoff Hoon |
Succeeded by | Peter Hain |
Member of Parliament for Leicester East | |
In office 11 June 1987 – 6 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Peter Bruinvels |
Succeeded by | Claudia Webbe |
Personal details | |
Born | Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz 26 November 1956 Aden Colony (now Yemen) |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) | Maria Fernandes |
Relations |
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Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (MA) |
Website | Official website |
Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz, known as Keith Vaz, was born 26 November 1956 in Aden, Yemen to Indian parents. He moved to Twickenham, London during his childhood. He was a MP for Leicester South.
In 2007, Vaz was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.[1]
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