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House of Commons

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Members of the Cabinet in the House of Commons

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Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Conservative Sajid Javid[1] Bromsgrove Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2013 British Pakistani
Labour Shabana Mahmood Birmingham Ladywood Secretary of State for Justice

Lord Chancellor

2024 British Pakistani

Ministers in the House of Commons

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Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Labour Shahid Malik[2] Dewsbury Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development 2007 British Pakistani
Labour Sadiq Khan[2] Tooting Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 2008 British Pakistani
Conservative Sajid Javid[3] Bromsgrove Economic Secretary to the Treasury 2012 British Pakistani
Conservative Nus Ghani[4] Wealden Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation and Maritime 2018 British Pakistani
Conservative Rehman Chishti[5] Gillingham and Rainham Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for North America, Sanctions and Consular Policy 2022 British Pakistani
Conservative Saqib Bhatti[citation needed] Meriden Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy 2023 British Pakistani
Labour Rushanara Ali Bethnal Green and Stepney Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government 2024 British Bangladeshi
Labour Feryal Clark Enfield North Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology 2024 British Turkish
Labour Tulip Siddiq Hampstead and Highgate Economic Secretary to the Treasury 2024 British Bangladeshi

Members of Parliament

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Labour Mohammad Sarwar[citation needed] Glasgow Central 1997 2010 Retired British Pakistani
Labour Khalid Mahmood[6] Birmingham Perry Barr 2001 2024 Defeated British Pakistani
Labour Sadiq Khan[6] Tooting 2005 2016 Resigned to become Mayor of London British Pakistani
Labour Shahid Malik[7] Dewsbury 2005 2010 Defeated British Pakistani
Labour Rushanara Ali[6] Bethnal Green and Bow 2010 Serving British Bangladeshi
Conservative Rehman Chishti[6] Gillingham and Rainham 2010 2024 Defeated British Pakistani
Conservative Sajid Javid[6] Bromsgrove 2010 2024 Retired British Pakistani
Labour Shabana Mahmood[citation needed] Birmingham Ladywood 2010 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Yasmin Qureshi[6] Bolton South East & Bolton South and Walkden 2010 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Anas Sarwar[6] Glasgow Central 2010 2015 Defeated British Pakistani
Conservative Nus Ghani[8] Wealden & Sussex Weald 2015 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Imran Hussain[8] Bradford East 2015 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Rupa Huq[8] Ealing Central and Acton 2015 Serving British Bangladeshi
Labour Naz Shah[citation needed] Bradford West 2015 Serving British Pakistani
SNP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh[citation needed] Ochil and South Perthshire 2015 2017 Defeated British Pakistani/White British/Other White (Mixed)
Labour Tulip Siddiq[citation needed] Hampstead and Kilburn & Hampstead and Highgate 2015 Serving British Bangladeshi
Labour Rosena Allin-Khan[8] Tooting 2016 Serving British Pakistani/Other White (Mixed)
Labour Afzal Khan[8] Manchester Gorton & Manchester Rusholme 2017 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Faisal Rashid[8] Warrington South 2017 2019 Defeated British Pakistani
Labour Mohammad Yasin[8] Bedford 2017 Serving British Pakistani
Conservative Imran Ahmad Khan[8] Wakefield 2019 2021 Suspended and later expelled from Conservatives, became an Independent British Pakistani/White British (Mixed)
Independent 2021 2022 Resigned
Labour Tahir Ali[8] Birmingham Hall Green & Hall Green and Moseley 2019 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Apsana Begum[8] Poplar and Limehouse 2019 Serving British Bangladeshi
Conservative Saqib Bhatti[8] Meriden & Meriden and Solihull East 2019 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Feryal Clark[8] Enfield North 2019 Serving British Turkish (Kurdish)[9]
Labour Zarah Sultana[8] Coventry South 2019 Serving British Pakistani
SNP Anum Qaisar[10] Airdrie and Shotts 2021 2024 Defeated British Pakistani
Labour Nesil Caliskan Barking 2024 Serving British Cypriot (Turkish)
Independent Shockat Adam Leicester South 2024 Serving British Indian
Labour Zubir Ahmed Glasgow South West 2024 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Sadik Al-Hassan North Somerset 2024 Serving British Arab
Independent Adnan Hussain Blackburn 2024 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Adam Jogee Newcastle-under-Lyme 2024 Serving Black British/White British (Mixed)
Independent Ayoub Khan Birmingham Perry Barr 2024 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Naushabah Khan Gillingham and Rainham 2024 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Abtisam Mohamed Sheffield Central 2024 Serving British Yemeni
Independent Iqbal Mohamed Dewsbury and Batley 2024 Serving British Indian

House of Lords

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Members of the Cabinet in the House of Lords

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Party Portrait Name First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Conservative Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi[11] Minister without Portfolio (attending Cabinet) 2010 British Pakistani

Ministers in the House of Lords

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Party Portrait Name First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
Conservative Nosheena Mobarik, Baroness Mobarik[12] Baroness-in-waiting 2016 British Pakistani
Conservative Zahida Manzoor, Baroness Manzoor[12] Baroness-in-waiting 2018 British Pakistani
Conservative
Syed Kamall, Baron Kamall[13] Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences 2021 British Indian
Labour
Wajid Khan, Baron Khan of Burnley[14] Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 2024 British Pakistani

Members of the House of Lords

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Party Portraitl Name Year entered Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Labour Waheed Alli, Baron Alli[6] 1998 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin[6] 1998 2010 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Labour Party, now a Crossbencher[15] British Bangladeshi
Crossbench 2010 Serving
Labour Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed[citation needed] 1998 2007 (Crossed the floor) Expelled from the Labour Party, became a Crossbencher[16] British Pakistani
Crossbench 2007 2020 Resigned under threat of expulsion
Labour Adam Patel, Baron Patel of Blackburn[6] 2000 2019 Died British Indian
Labour Amir Bhatia, Baron Bhatia[6] 2001 2010 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Labour Party, now a Crossbencher[17] British Indian
Crossbench 2010 2023 Removed
Liberal Democrats Kishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine[6][18] 2004 2019 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Liberal Democrats, now a Crossbencher British Pakistani
Crossbench 2019 Serving
Conservative Mohamed Sheikh, Baron Sheikh[6] 2006 2022 Died British Indian
Crossbench Khalid Hameed, Baron Hameed[6] 2007 Serving British Indian
Conservative Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi[6] 2007 Serving British Pakistani
Crossbench Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar 2007 2022 Died British Iranian
Liberal Democrats Meral Hussein-Ece, Baroness Hussein-Ece[6] 2010 Serving British Turkish
Conservative Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon[6] 2011 Serving British Pakistani
Liberal Democrats Qurban Hussain, Baron Hussain[6][19] 2011 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Gulam Noon, Baron Noon 2011 2015 Died British Indian
Liberal Democrats Zahida Manzoor, Baroness Manzoor[6] 2013 2016 (Crossed the floor) Resigned from the Liberal Democrats, now a Conservative British Pakistani
Conservative 2016 Serving
Conservative Arminka Helic 2014 Serving British Bosnian
Conservative Nosheena Mobarik, Baroness Mobarik 2014 Serving British Pakistani
Liberal Democrats Shas Sheehan, Baroness Sheehan[citation needed] 2015 Serving British Pakistani
Conservative
Zameer Choudrey, Baron Choudrey[20] 2019 Serving British Pakistani
Crossbench
Minouche Shafik, Baroness Shafik 2020 Serving British Egyptian
Conservative
Aamer Sarfraz, Baron Sarfraz 2020 Serving British Pakistani
Conservative
Syed Kamall, Baron Kamall[21] 2021 Serving British Indian
Labour
Wajid Khan, Baron Khan of Burnley[22] 2021 Serving British Pakistani
Crossbench
Shaista Gohir, Baroness Gohir[23][24] 2022 Serving British Pakistani
Labour
Ayesha Hazarika, Baroness Hazarika 2024 Serving British Indian

Scottish Parliament

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First Ministers of Scotland

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Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
SNP Humza Yousaf[25] Glasgow First Minister of Scotland 2023 British Pakistani

Members of the Scottish Cabinet in the Scottish Parliament

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Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
SNP Humza Yousaf[25] Glasgow Cabinet Secretary for Justice 2018 British Pakistani

Scottish Government Junior Ministers in the Scottish Parliament

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Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed Ethnicity
SNP Humza Yousaf[25] Glasgow Minister for External Affairs and International Development 2012 British Pakistani
SNP Kaukab Stewart Glasgow Kelvin Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development 2024 British Pakistani

Members of the Scottish Parliament

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
SNP Bashir Ahmad[26] Glasgow 2007 2009 Died in office British Pakistani
Labour Hanzala Malik[27] Glasgow 2011 2016 Defeated British Pakistani/White British (Mixed)
SNP Humza Yousaf[28] Glasgow 2011 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Anas Sarwar[27] Glasgow 2016 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Foysol Choudhury[29] Lothian 2021 Serving British Bangladeshi
SNP Kaukab Stewart[30] Glasgow 2021 Serving British Pakistani

Senedd

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Members of the Senedd

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Plaid Cymru Mohammad Asghar[8][31] South Wales East 2007 2009 (Crossed the floor in 2009) Left Plaid Cymru, joined Conservative Party British Pakistani
Conservative South Wales East 2009 2020 Died in office
Conservative Altaf Hussain[32] South Wales West 2015 2016 Defeated British Indian
2021 Serving
Conservative Natasha Asghar[33] South Wales East 2021 Serving British Pakistani

Greater London Authority

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Mayors of London

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Labour Sadiq Khan Mayor of London 2016 Serving British Pakistani[34]

London Assembly

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London Assembly Members

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Labour Murad Qureshi[6] London-wide 2004 2016 Defeated British Bangladeshi
Labour Marina Ahmad Lambeth and Southwark 2021 Serving British Bangladeshi
Liberal Democrats Hina Bokhari London-wide 2021 Serving British Pakistani
Labour Sakina Sheikh London-wide 2021 2024 Defeated British Pakistani

Local authorities

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Directly elected mayors

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Party Portrait Name Constituency Year elected Year left Reason for tenure ending Ethnicity
Independent Lutfur Rahman Mayor of Tower Hamlets 2010 2014 (Crossed the floor in 2014) Created Tower Hamlets First British Bangladeshi
Tower Hamlets First 2014 2015 Election court found corrupt or illegal practices and removed from office
Aspire 2022 Serving
Labour Rokhsana Fiaz Mayor of Newham 2018 Serving British Pakistani[35]

References

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  15. ^ Suspended for 16 months due to United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal
  16. ^ Suspended after being jailed for a fatal road crash in 2007 and expelled 2009 for racial remarks
  17. ^ Suspended for eight months due to United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal
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