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Sadiq Khan British politician who has been elected the Mayor of London May 2016.
He was the Member of Parliament for Tooting from 2005 to 2016.
Legal Career
Prior to becoming the MP for Tooting, Sadiq was a Human Rights solicitor and was a founding partner of one of the country’s leading Human Rights firms. In his final year of practising law he was listed as one of the county’s leading lawyers in two separate categories of law in the Chambers and Partners directory 2004-05 (Human Rights and Police law).
He has acted in a number of landmark cases in all major Courts (including the European Court of Human Rights, House of Lords, Court of Appeal), and Tribunals. Prior to being an MP, he wrote, lectured and appeared in the media on a range of issues. He co-authored Police Misconduct: Legal Remedies (LAG 4th edition 2005) and Challenging Racism; Using the Human Rights Act (Lawrence and Wishart 2003).
As a lawyer, Sadiq gave evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on a number of occasions, and to the Privy Council of the House of Lords.
Sadiq was Chair of Liberty (NCCL) for 3 years and Vice Chair of Legal Action Group (LAG) for a number of years. He has advised a number of the country’s major voluntary and community groups.
Sadiq has been a visiting lecturer at the University of North London and London Metropolitan University, and is a former governor of South Thames FE College.
He is a former Chair of the Fabian Society, where he is still on the Executive Committee and is a patron of Progress. He belongs to the GMB union and is a member of the CWU and UNISON group of MPs.
Sadiq is patron of the Polka Theatre Company and is also an active member of the UKPFC (UK Parliamentary Football Club) and the Lords and Commons Cricket Club. Outside of Parliament, he supports both Liverpool Football Club and Surrey County Cricket Club (where he had a trial as a teenager).
Between 2004-2008 he was Chair of Governors of the country’s first purpose built Islamic ethos primary school, which is in Tooting. He is still a Governor of 2 local primary schools.
In 2012 Sadiq received the inaugural ‘Achievement and Inspiration’ award from the NUS and FOSIS (Federation of Student Islamic Societies).
In November 2012, Sadiq became one of the first Mosaic Ambassadors. As an ambassador Sadiq publically advocates the work of the initiative and provides inspiration to hundreds of young people. You can read more about Mosaic here.
Sadiq is also a Mentor as part of the UpRising Leadership Programme and Operation Black Vote.