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'''Tulip Rizwana Siddiq''' (born 1982) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[politician]], [[councillor]] in [[Regent's Park]] and cabinet member for culture in [[Camden London Borough Council|Camden Council]]. In May 2010, she became the first [[Bengali people|Bengali]] woman in Camden Council. |
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==Early life== |
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Siddiq was born in [[ |
Siddiq was born in [[Surrey]], [[United Kingdom]]. She spent her childhood in [[Bangladesh]], [[Brunei]], [[India]], [[Singapore]] and [[Spain]]. In 1999, she moved to [[North London]], completed her [[Undergraduate degree]] in [[English Literature]] at [[University College London]] and then completed a [[Master's degree]] at [[King's College London]]. She is doing a second Master’s degree in Politics, Policy and Government.<ref name="bbwhoswho10">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/images/who%27%20who%20website%202010.pdf|title=Tulip Siddiq|work=British Bangladeshi Who's Who 2010|location= |publisher=British Bangla Media Group|date=October 2010|page=112|accessdate=18 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="tulipsiddiq">{{cite web |url=http://www.tulipsiddiq.com/TulipSiddiq-FortuneGreen1.pdf|title=introducing Tulip Siddiq: your Labour voice in Fortune Green|publisher=Tulip Siddiq|date=2008|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref> |
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Siddiq resides in [[Camden Town]], London with her family. Her mother’s older sister is [[Sheikh Hasina]], the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]].<ref name="trialbyjeory">{{cite news |last=Jeory|first=Ted|url=http://trialbyjeory.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/an-interview-with-sheikh-hasina-of-bangladesh/|title=An interview with Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh|location= |work= |publisher=''Trial by Jeory''|date=29 July 2012|accessdate=5 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="sylhettimesdigital"/> |
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Revision as of 14:54, 1 November 2012
Tulip Siddiq | |
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| Born | Tulip Rizwana Siddiq 1982 (age 41–42) Surrey, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence(s) | Camden Town, London, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University College London King's College London |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | www |
Tulip Rizwana Siddiq (born 1982) is a
Bengali
woman in Camden Council.
Early life
Siddiq was born in
English Literature at University College London and then completed a Master's degree at King's College London. She is doing a second Master’s degree in Politics, Policy and Government.[1][2]
Career
Siddiq has worked for Amnesty International, the Greater London Authority, Philip Gould Associates,[3] Save the Children, Oona King, Sadiq Khan,[1] Harry Cohen and on Ed Miliband’s campaign to be leader of the Labour Party.[3] She has campaigned for political parties internationally and in 2008, she campaigned for Barack Obama in the United States.[1]
Siddiq is a board member of West Euston Partnership and a governor of the Camden & Islington
Young Labour and Women’s Officer for London Young Labour. She is an executive board member of Unite the Union, a member of the Co-operative Party, a fellow at the Royal Society of Arts and is also a member of the Commonwealth Journalists Association (UK).[1]
Siddiq is a
Hampstead and Highgate Express.[1]
Personal life
Siddiq resides in Camden Town, London with her family. Her mother’s older sister is Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.[5][4]
See also
- British Bangladeshi
- List of British Bangladeshis
- List of ethnic minority British politicians
References
- ^ a b c d e "Tulip Siddiq" (PDF). British Bangladeshi Who's Who 2010. British Bangla Media Group. October 2010. p. 112. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ "introducing Tulip Siddiq: your Labour voice in Fortune Green" (PDF). Tulip Siddiq. 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Tulip Siddiq - Camden candidate for 2010 elections". Labour Councillor. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Miliband praises young British Bangladeshi Labour hopefuls". The Sylhet Times. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Jeory, Ted (29 July 2012). "An interview with Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh". Trial by Jeory. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)
External links
- Official Website
- Tulip Siddiq on X
- Tulip Siddiq - Camden candidate for 2010 elections
- Siddiq, Tulip. How to engage ethnic minorities with democracy. Compass. 18 May 2009
- Siddiq, Tulip. The pessimism of Baroness Warsi. Labour List. 3 October 2010
- Siddiq, Tulip. How I’m trying to stop library cuts in Camden. Liberal Conspiracy. 8 March 2011
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