Shaffaq Mohammed (born 21 July 1972) is a British politician who served as a
Liberal Democrats Member of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
(MEP) for the
Yorkshire and the Humber
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It is ...
from 2019 to 2020.
Early life
Shaffaq Mohammed was born in
Pakistan
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i administered
Kashmir
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. In April of 1977 he moved to Sheffield and studied at Park House school and later on in life graduated from the University of Sheffield.
Political career
Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors. It is currently under No Overall Contr ...
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. 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.
In the
2015 Dissolution Honours, Mohammed was appointed a
Member of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(MBE) "for political service" as a councillor on
Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors. It is currently under No Overall Contr ...
.
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
Sheffield Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Paul Blomfield, a member of the Labour Party.
Boundaries
;First creation
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Sheffield wards of S ...
constituency in the
2017 general election, coming fourth.
European Parliament
Mohammed served as a
Liberal Democrats Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
(MEP) for the
Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire and the Humber is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. The population in 2011 was 5,284,000 with its largest settlements being Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, and York.
It is ...
from 2019 to 2020.
References
1972 births
Living people
MEPs for England 2019–2020
Liberal Democrats (UK) MEPs
Members of the Order of the British Empire
British politicians of Pakistani descent
Muslim politicians
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