Kuldip Singh Sahota, Baron Sahota
Kuldip Singh Sahota, Baron Sahota is a British Labour Councillor for Malinslee & Dawley Bank on Telford and Wrekin Council, who has served as Leader of the council.[1]
The Lord Sahota | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 2 November 2022 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
Sahota was born in India of Sikh Punjabi heritage, the son of a foundry worker who emigrated to England in 1957, Sahota joining his father in 1966.[1]
Sahota worked for 15 years at the factory of GKN Sankey in Telford before going into full-time political work and going into private business.[1]
Sahota, who had been active in his trade union at work in industry, was elected as Labour Councillor for Malinslee & Dawley Bank on Telford and Wrekin Council. He served as Leader of the Council between 2011 and 2015.[1]
In 2021 it was reported he was on the shortlist to be Labour candidate at the North Shropshire by-election, but in fact had not actually applied.[2]
In October 2022, it was announced that he would receive a life peerage in the 2022 Special Honours.[3] On 2 November 2022, he was created Baron Sahota, of Telford in the County of Shropshire.[4]
Sahota is married to Sukhi and has two sons. He assists in his wife's restaurant business. They live in Ketley, Telford.[1]
In 2019 he wrote and produced a film documentary taking an in-depth look into the Amritsar Massacre of 1919.[1]
References
- "From factory floor to the floor of the House of Lords". Shropshire Star. 15 November 2022. p. 2.Report by Sue Austin.
- "Labour plots North Shropshire success as Keir Starmer announces by-election plan". Shropshire Star. 9 November 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- "Political Peerages 2022". gov.uk. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- "Lord Sahota". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 November 2022.