Tulip Siddiq | |
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| টিউলিপ সিদ্দীক | |
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| Economic Secretary to the Treasury City Minister | |
| Assumed office 9 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Chancellor | Rachel Reeves |
| Preceded by | Bim Afolami |
| Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 4 December 2021 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Leader | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Pat McFadden |
| Succeeded by | Alan Mak |
| Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years | |
| In office 7 January 2020 – 4 December 2021 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Tracy Brabin |
| Succeeded by | Helen Hayes |
| In office 9 October 2016 – 26 January 2017 | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | Jenny Chapman |
| Succeeded by | Tracy Brabin |
| Member of Parliament for Hampstead and Highgate Hampstead and Kilburn (2015–2024) | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Glenda Jackson |
| Majority | 13,970 (28.8%) |
| Camden London Borough Councillor for Regent's Park | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore Blackwell |
| Succeeded by | Nadia Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tulip Rizwana Siddiq[1] 16 September 1982 St Helier, London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Height | 151 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[2] |
| Spouse |
Christian Percy (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Sheikh-Wazed family |
| Residence(s) | Barnet, London, England |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | www |
Tulip Rizwana Siddiq FRSA MP (Bengali: টিউলিপ রেজওয়ানা সিদ্দীক; born 16 September 1982) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hampstead and Highgate, previously Hampstead and Kilburn, since 2015. She has served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister since 9 July 2024.[3][4][5]
She was the Camden London Borough Councillor for Regent's Park from 2010 until 2014.[6] She is a niece of the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina.[7]
- ^ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11776.
- ^ "4 ft 11 inches! Come on @guardiannews - I'm at least 4 ft 11 inches AND a half! 😔 The half is very important!". twitter.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Tulip Siddiq". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "UK lawmaker Tulip Siddiq appointed as City Minister". Reuters. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Tulip Siddique, Britain's first minister of Bangladeshi origin". dazzlingdawn.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "First timers in history are two Bengali ministers in the UK Rushanara and Tulip!". dazzlingdawn.com. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Karim, Fariha (19 January 2024). "Tulip Siddiq, Labour nieces of Bangladesh leader, represented at UN". The Times. Retrieved 19 January 2024.