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==Early life==
==Early life==
Siddiq was born in [[Mitcham]], [[London]], [[England]]. She spent her childhood in [[Bangladesh]], [[Brunei]], [[India]], [[Singapore]] and [[Spain]]. In 1998, she moved to [[North London]] and gained four [[GCE Advanced Level (United Kingdom)|A-levels]], before completing her [[undergraduate degree]] in English Literature at [[University College London]] and then a [[Master's degree]] at [[King's College London]]. In September 2011, she completed a second Master's degree in Politics, Policy and Government, writing her dissertation on [[Local Government]].<ref name="bbwhoswho10">{{cite book |last1=Karim|first1=Mohammed Abdul|last2=Karim|first2=Shahadoth|title=British Bangladeshi Who's Who|url=http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/images/who%27%20who%20website%202010.pdf|date=October 2010|publisher=British Bangla Media Group|page=112|isbn= |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|year=2008|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref>
Siddiq was born in [[Mitcham]], [[London]], [[England]]. From the age of five, she spent her childhood in [[Bangladesh]], [[Brunei]], [[India]], [[Singapore]] and [[Spain]]. In 1998, she moved to [[North London]] and gained four [[GCE Advanced Level (United Kingdom)|A-levels]], before completing her [[undergraduate degree]] in English Literature at [[University College London]] and then a [[Master's degree]] at [[King's College London]]. In September 2011, she completed a second Master's degree in Politics, Policy and Government, writing her dissertation on [[Local Government]].<ref name="bbwhoswho10">{{cite book |last1=Karim|first1=Mohammed Abdul|last2=Karim|first2=Shahadoth|title=British Bangladeshi Who's Who|url=http://www.bbwhoswho.co.uk/images/who%27%20who%20website%202010.pdf|date=October 2010|publisher=British Bangla Media Group|page=112|isbn= |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|year=2008|accessdate=1 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="independent2">{{cite news |last=Usborne|first=Simon|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tulip-siddiq-the-north-london-labour-candidate-trying-to-improve-the-woeful-diversity-of-westminster-10157378.html|title=Tulip Siddiq: Fighting for Britain's most marginal seat in the shadow of tragedy|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=5 April 2015|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref>


Siddiq is the eldest daughter{{deadlink|date=February 2015}}<ref name="theindependentbd">{{cite news |last=Jeory|first=Ted|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152754:rezwana-siddiq-tulip-among-the-100-powerful-british-bangladeshis-in-uk&catid=95:national&Itemid=141|title=Rezwana Siddiq Tulip, among the 100 powerful British- Bangladeshis in UK|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Independent (Bangladesh)|The Independent]]''|date=23 January 2013|accessdate=1 July 2012}}</ref> and second eldest among three children<ref name="bdnews241">{{cite news |last=Pasha|first=Syed Nahas|url=http://www.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/06/19/tulip-weds|title=Tulip Weds|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[Bdnews24.com]]''|date=19 June 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> of Shafiq Siddiq<ref name="dhakacourier">{{cite news |last=Neicho|first=Josh|url=http://www.dhakacourier.com.bd/?p=12853|title=Tulip gets Labour Party nomination in UK|work= |location=Dhaka|publisher=''[[Dhaka Courier]]''|date=25 July 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> and former journalist<ref name="standard1">{{cite news |last=Neicho|first=Josh|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/house-of-straw-whos-who-in-labours-new-generation-8196861.html|title=House of Straw... who's who in Labour's new generation|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[London Evening Standard]]''|date=4 October 2012|accessdate=5 February 2013}}</ref> Sheikh Rehana,<ref name="theindependentbd"/> who married in Kilburn in the 1970. Her maternal grandfather is [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last=Jeory|first=Ted|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/tulip-siddiq-a-heritage-in-bangadeshi-politics-a-future-in-british-8720884.html|title=Tulip Siddiq: A heritage in Bangadeshi politics, a future in British?|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=19 July 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> Her mother's older sister is [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] [[Sheikh Hasina]].<ref name="sylhettimesdigital"/><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|work= |location= |publisher=''Trial by Jeory''|date=29 July 2012|accessdate=5 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="aljazeera">{{cite news |last=Neild|first=Barry|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/01/uk-vote-could-create-cross-border-dynasty-2014113112342206325.html|title=UK vote could create cross-border dynasty|work= |location=Qatar|publisher=''[[Al Jazeera]]''|date=15 January 2014|accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref> She has an elder brother, Bobby.<ref name="independent"/>
Siddiq is the eldest daughter{{deadlink|date=February 2015}}<ref name="theindependentbd">{{cite news |last=Jeory|first=Ted|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152754:rezwana-siddiq-tulip-among-the-100-powerful-british-bangladeshis-in-uk&catid=95:national&Itemid=141|title=Rezwana Siddiq Tulip, among the 100 powerful British- Bangladeshis in UK|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Independent (Bangladesh)|The Independent]]''|date=23 January 2013|accessdate=1 July 2012}}</ref> and second eldest among three children<ref name="bdnews241">{{cite news |last=Pasha|first=Syed Nahas|url=http://www.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/06/19/tulip-weds|title=Tulip Weds|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[Bdnews24.com]]''|date=19 June 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> of academic (before a stroke left him disabled)<ref name="independent2"/> Shafiq Siddiq<ref name="dhakacourier">{{cite news |last=Neicho|first=Josh|url=http://www.dhakacourier.com.bd/?p=12853|title=Tulip gets Labour Party nomination in UK|work= |location=Dhaka|publisher=''[[Dhaka Courier]]''|date=25 July 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> and former journalist<ref name="standard1">{{cite news |last=Neicho|first=Josh|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/house-of-straw-whos-who-in-labours-new-generation-8196861.html|title=House of Straw... who's who in Labour's new generation|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[London Evening Standard]]''|date=4 October 2012|accessdate=5 February 2013}}</ref> Sheikh Rehana,<ref name="theindependentbd"/> who gained political asylum as a teenager<ref name="independent2"/> and met Siddiq's father, who was studying for a PhD<ref name="standard4">{{cite news |last=Urwin|first=Rosamund|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/tulip-siddiq-go-to-as-many-strip-clubs-as-you-want--i-really-dont-care-are-you-serving-our-people-10177760.html|title=Tulip Siddiq: ‘Go to as many strip clubs as you want — I really don’t care. Are you serving our people?’|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[London Evening Standard]]''|date=15 April 2015|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> and married in Kilburn in the 1970. Her maternal grandfather is [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<ref name="independent1">{{cite news |last=Jeory|first=Ted|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/tulip-siddiq-a-heritage-in-bangadeshi-politics-a-future-in-british-8720884.html|title=Tulip Siddiq: A heritage in Bangadeshi politics, a future in British?|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=19 July 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> Her mother's older sister is [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] [[Sheikh Hasina]].<ref name="sylhettimesdigital"/><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|work= |location= |publisher=''Trial by Jeory''|date=29 July 2012|accessdate=5 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="aljazeera">{{cite news |last=Neild|first=Barry|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/01/uk-vote-could-create-cross-border-dynasty-2014113112342206325.html|title=UK vote could create cross-border dynasty|work= |location=Qatar|publisher=''[[Al Jazeera]]''|date=15 January 2014|accessdate=19 March 2014}}</ref> She has an elder brother, Bobby.<ref name="independent1"/>

In 1975, soldiers stormed Siddiq's mother's home in Bangladesh and assassinated Siddiq's grandfather, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman alongside his three sons in a military coup. Siddiq's mother and aunt survived as they were on holiday in Germany at the time.<ref name="independent2"/>


==Political career==
==Political career==
At the age of 16, Siddiq joined Labour,<ref name="standard1"/> She has worked for [[Amnesty International]], the [[Greater London Authority]], [[Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood|Philip Gould]] Associates,<ref name="labourcouncillor">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.labourcouncillor.org.uk/tulip_siddiq|title=Tulip Siddiq - Camden candidate for 2010 elections|work= |location= |publisher=Labour Councillor|date= |accessdate=18 September 2011}}</ref> [[Save the Children]], and Brunswick, where she worked on corporate social responsibilities initiatives for major British manufacturers, as well as MPs [[Oona King]], [[Sadiq Khan]] and<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/> [[Harry Cohen]]. Siddiq worked on [[Ed Miliband]]'s campaign to be leader of the Labour Party,<ref name="labourcouncillor"/> and as a special advisor to [[Tessa Jowell]].<ref name="standard1"/> She has campaigned for political parties internationally and in 2008, she campaigned for [[Barack Obama]] in the U.S.<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/>
At the age of 16, Siddiq joined the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].<ref name="standard1"/> She has worked for [[Amnesty International]],<ref name="standard4"/> the [[Greater London Authority]],<ref name="labourcouncillor">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.labourcouncillor.org.uk/tulip_siddiq|title=Tulip Siddiq - Camden candidate for 2010 elections|work= |location= |publisher=Labour Councillor|date= |accessdate=18 September 2011}}</ref> political consultancy at [[Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood|Philip Gould]] Associates,<ref name="standard4"/> [[Save the Children]], and Brunswick, where she worked on corporate social responsibilities initiatives for major British manufacturers, as well as MPs [[Oona King]], [[Sadiq Khan]] and<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/> [[Harry Cohen]]. Siddiq worked on [[Ed Miliband]]'s campaign to be leader of the Labour Party,<ref name="labourcouncillor"/> and as a special advisor to [[Tessa Jowell]].<ref name="standard1"/> She has campaigned for political parties internationally and in 2008, she campaigned for [[Barack Obama]] in the U.S.<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/>


In May 2010, Siddiq became the first Bengali woman councillor in Camden Council,<ref name="9 seats">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/11377416/General-Election-2015-the-seats-that-will-decide-who-wins.html|title=9 seats that will decide who wins the General Election|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''|date=30 January 2015|accessdate=4 March 2015}}</ref> where she held a cabinet position with responsibility for culture and communities until May 2014.<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite news |last=Siddiq|first=Tulip|url=http://www.theguardian.com/local-government-network/2013/dec/12/library-cuts-volunteers-saved-camdens-libraries|title=How a team of volunteers saved Camden's at risk libraries|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=13 December 2013|accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref>
In May 2010, Siddiq became the first Bengali woman councillor in Camden Council,<ref name="9 seats">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/11377416/General-Election-2015-the-seats-that-will-decide-who-wins.html|title=9 seats that will decide who wins the General Election|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''|date=30 January 2015|accessdate=4 March 2015}}</ref> where she held a cabinet position with responsibility for culture and communities until May 2014.<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite news |last=Siddiq|first=Tulip|url=http://www.theguardian.com/local-government-network/2013/dec/12/library-cuts-volunteers-saved-camdens-libraries|title=How a team of volunteers saved Camden's at risk libraries|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=13 December 2013|accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref>
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Siddiq served two years as a [[school governor]] at Beckford Primary School and Richard Cobden Primary School<ref name="rcgovernors">{{cite web |url=http://www.rcobden.camden.sch.uk/governors_lists.html|title=List of Governors|publisher=Richard Cobden Primary School|date= |accessdate=5 February 2013}}</ref> and is a current governor at the Working Men's College in Camden.<ref name="wmcollege">{{cite web |url=http://www.wmcollege.ac.uk/pages/working-mens-college-governors.aspx|title=Working Men's College Governors|publisher=Working Men's College|date= |accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> As of January 2014, Siddiq supports a number of organisations in Hampstead and Kilburn, including school governor roles at Emmanuel Primary School<ref name="rcgovernors">{{cite web |url=http://www.rcobden.camden.sch.uk/governors_lists.html|title=Membership of the Governing Body|publisher=Emmanual Church of England Primary School|date= |accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> and Granville Plus Nursery<ref name="granvilleplus">{{cite web |url=http://www.granvilleplus.org.uk/Governors/|title=Governors|publisher=Granville Plus Nursery School|date= |accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> as well as being a trustee of the Camden Arts Centre.<ref name="camdenartscentre">{{cite web |url=http://www.camdenartscentre.org/contact|title=Contact|publisher=Camden Arts Centre|date= |accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> She has also written for ''[[Hampstead and Highgate Express]]''<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/> as a foreign correspondent, primarily covering the [[Elections in the United States|U.S. elections]].
Siddiq served two years as a [[school governor]] at Beckford Primary School and Richard Cobden Primary School<ref name="rcgovernors">{{cite web |url=http://www.rcobden.camden.sch.uk/governors_lists.html|title=List of Governors|publisher=Richard Cobden Primary School|date= |accessdate=5 February 2013}}</ref> and is a current governor at the Working Men's College in Camden.<ref name="wmcollege">{{cite web |url=http://www.wmcollege.ac.uk/pages/working-mens-college-governors.aspx|title=Working Men's College Governors|publisher=Working Men's College|date= |accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> As of January 2014, Siddiq supports a number of organisations in Hampstead and Kilburn, including school governor roles at Emmanuel Primary School<ref name="rcgovernors">{{cite web |url=http://www.rcobden.camden.sch.uk/governors_lists.html|title=Membership of the Governing Body|publisher=Emmanual Church of England Primary School|date= |accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> and Granville Plus Nursery<ref name="granvilleplus">{{cite web |url=http://www.granvilleplus.org.uk/Governors/|title=Governors|publisher=Granville Plus Nursery School|date= |accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> as well as being a trustee of the Camden Arts Centre.<ref name="camdenartscentre">{{cite web |url=http://www.camdenartscentre.org/contact|title=Contact|publisher=Camden Arts Centre|date= |accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> She has also written for ''[[Hampstead and Highgate Express]]''<ref name="bbwhoswho10"/> as a foreign correspondent, primarily covering the [[Elections in the United States|U.S. elections]].


==Recognition==
In January 2013, Siddiq was named in the ''[[British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration 100]]''.<ref name="theindependentbd"/>
In January 2013, Siddiq was named in the ''[[British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration 100]]''.<ref name="theindependentbd"/> In December 2014, she was named by ''[[The Guardian]]'' as "one to watch" in British politics.<ref name="theguardian2">{{cite news |last=Cadwalladr|first=Carole |url=http://www.theguardian.com/local-government-network/2013/dec/12/library-cuts-volunteers-saved-camdens-libraries|title=Rising stars of 2015: politician Dan Jarvis|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=28 December 2014|accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' has described her as one of the 'rising stars' of the Labour Party.<ref name="thesundaytimes">{{cite news |last1=Shipman|first1=Tim||last2=Woolf|first2=Marie|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/focus/article1542759.ece|title=Get-ahead gang in a hurry|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Sunday Times]]''|date=12 April 2015|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="bdnews244">{{cite news |last=Pasha|first=Syed Nahas|url=http://bdnews24.com/world/2015/04/19/tulip-siddiqs-determined-campaign|title=Tulip Siddiq’s determined campaign|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[Bdnews24.com]]''|date=19 April 2015|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Siddiq is a [[Muslim]],<ref name="aljazeera"/> has referred to herself as a [[Socialism|socialist]] and has stated opposition to the [[Iraq War]].<ref name="standard3">{{cite news |last=Watts|first=Joseph|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/bangladeshi-pms-niece-is-contender-for-labour-marginal-of-hampstead-8702668.html|title=Bangladeshi PM’s niece is contender for Labour marginal of Hampstead|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[London Evening Standard]]''|date=11 July 2013|accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> She has attributed the [[National Health Service|NHS]] and the care her disabled father received as the reason why she joined the Labour Party.<ref name="kilburntimes"/>
Siddiq is a [[Muslim]],<ref name="aljazeera"/> has referred to herself as a [[Socialism|socialist]] and has stated opposition to the [[Iraq War]].<ref name="independent2"/><ref name="standard3">{{cite news |last=Watts|first=Joseph|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/bangladeshi-pms-niece-is-contender-for-labour-marginal-of-hampstead-8702668.html|title=Bangladeshi PM’s niece is contender for Labour marginal of Hampstead|work= |location=London|publisher=''[[London Evening Standard]]''|date=11 July 2013|accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref> Siddiq's father suffered a stroke, which left him disabled<ref name="independent2"/> and unable to speak for five years,<ref name="standard4"/> and he now uses a wheelchair.<ref name="independent2"/> She has attributed the [[National Health Service|NHS]] and the care her disabled father received as the reason why she joined the Labour Party.<ref name="kilburntimes"/>


In 2013,<ref name="thedailystar">{{cite news |last=Jeory|first=Ted|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/on-official-trip-for-nieces-wedding/|title=On official trip, for niece’s wedding - PM flies to London today en route to Belarus|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=4 July 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> Siddiq married Christian William St John Percy,<ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite news |last=Roy|first=Amit|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130804/jsp/7days/17192386.jsp|title=Tulip gets the ticket|work= |location=India|publisher=''Telegraph India''|date=4 August 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> who is a Cambridge-educated strategy consultant with a background in the British civil service.<ref name="bangladeshchronicle2">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bangladeshchronicle.net/index.php/2013/07/he-speaks-chinese-and-is-learning-bangla/|title=He speaks Chinese and is learning Bangla|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''The Bangladesh Chronicle''|date=8 July 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> The wedding reception was held a few months later on 7 July<ref name="bdnews241"/> in [[West Ham]], London.<ref name="bdnews243">{{cite news |last=Pasha|first=Syed Nahas|url=http://www.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/07/07/pm-at-tulip-ceremony|title=PM at Tulip ceremony|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[Bdnews24.com]]''|date=7 July 2013|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Siddiq lives in [[West Hampstead]], London with her family.<ref name="kilburntimes"/><ref name="standard2"/><ref name="bangladeshchronicle1">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bangladeshchronicle.net/index.php/2013/06/tulip-weds/|title=So what’s his full name?|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''The Bangladesh Chronicle''|date=8 July 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref>
In 2013,<ref name="thedailystar">{{cite news |last=Jeory|first=Ted|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/on-official-trip-for-nieces-wedding/|title=On official trip, for niece’s wedding - PM flies to London today en route to Belarus|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]''|date=4 July 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> Siddiq married Christian William St John Percy,<ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite news |last=Roy|first=Amit|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130804/jsp/7days/17192386.jsp|title=Tulip gets the ticket|work= |location=India|publisher=''Telegraph India''|date=4 August 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> who is a Cambridge-educated<ref name="bangladeshchronicle2">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bangladeshchronicle.net/index.php/2013/07/he-speaks-chinese-and-is-learning-bangla/|title=He speaks Chinese and is learning Bangla|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''The Bangladesh Chronicle''|date=8 July 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref> company director<ref name="tribuneindia">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/b-desh-pm-s-niece-on-verge-of-becoming-british-mp/69775.html|title=B’desh PM’s niece on verge of becoming British MP|work= |location=India|publisher=''[[The Tribune (India)|The Tribune]]''|date=20 April 2015|accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref> and strategy consultant with a background in the British civil service.<ref name="bangladeshchronicle2"/> The wedding reception was held a few months later on 7 July<ref name="bdnews241"/> in [[West Ham]], London.<ref name="bdnews243">{{cite news |last=Pasha|first=Syed Nahas|url=http://www.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/07/07/pm-at-tulip-ceremony|title=PM at Tulip ceremony|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''[[Bdnews24.com]]''|date=7 July 2013|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Siddiq lives in [[West Hampstead]], London with her family.<ref name="kilburntimes"/><ref name="standard2"/><ref name="bangladeshchronicle1">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.bangladeshchronicle.net/index.php/2013/06/tulip-weds/|title=So what’s his full name?|work= |location=Bangladesh|publisher=''The Bangladesh Chronicle''|date=8 July 2013|accessdate=1 December 2013}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:40, 1 May 2015

Tulip Siddiq
Councillor for Regent's Park ward
in Camden Borough
In office
6 May 2010 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byTheodore Blackwell
Succeeded byNadia Shah
Personal details
Born
Tulip Rizwana Siddiq

(1982-09-16) 16 September 1982 (age 41)
Mitcham, Merton, London, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Christian William St John Percy
​
​
(m. 2013)​
RelationsShafiq Siddiq (father)
Sheikh Rehana (mother)
Bobby Siddiq (brother)
Sheikh Hasina (aunt)
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (grandfather)
Residence(s)West Hampstead, Camden, London, England
Alma materUniversity College London
King's College London
ProfessionPolitician
Websitewww.tulipsiddiq.com

Tulip Rizwana Siddiq (

2015 UK General Election
.

Early life

Siddiq was born in

Local Government.[1][2][3]

Siddiq is the eldest daughter[dead link][4] and second eldest among three children[5] of academic (before a stroke left him disabled)[3] Shafiq Siddiq[6] and former journalist[7] Sheikh Rehana,[4] who gained political asylum as a teenager[3] and met Siddiq's father, who was studying for a PhD[8] and married in Kilburn in the 1970. Her maternal grandfather is Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[9] Her mother's older sister is Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.[10][11][12] She has an elder brother, Bobby.[9]

In 1975, soldiers stormed Siddiq's mother's home in Bangladesh and assassinated Siddiq's grandfather, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman alongside his three sons in a military coup. Siddiq's mother and aunt survived as they were on holiday in Germany at the time.[3]

Political career

At the age of 16, Siddiq joined the Labour Party.[7] She has worked for Amnesty International,[8] the Greater London Authority,[13] political consultancy at Philip Gould Associates,[8] Save the Children, and Brunswick, where she worked on corporate social responsibilities initiatives for major British manufacturers, as well as MPs Oona King, Sadiq Khan and[1] Harry Cohen. Siddiq worked on Ed Miliband's campaign to be leader of the Labour Party,[13] and as a special advisor to Tessa Jowell.[7] She has campaigned for political parties internationally and in 2008, she campaigned for Barack Obama in the U.S.[1]

In May 2010, Siddiq became the first Bengali woman councillor in Camden Council,[14] where she held a cabinet position with responsibility for culture and communities until May 2014.[15]

In July 2013, she became the Labour

2015 UK General Election, following a vote by local party members,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22] despite being the victim of a smear campaign.[23]

During 2013 and 2014, since being selected as Labour candidate, Siddiq has campaigned on various topics, including against the proposed high-speed railway expansion

Kilburn High Road.[16] She has also campaigned in support of local services, such as to keep Belsize Fire Station open,[25] to improve disabled access at West Hampstead tube station[26] and to save the Swiss Cottage post office.[27]

Other activities

Siddiq was a board member of West Euston Partnership and is governor of the Camden and 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] In July 2011, she joined Brunswick Group LLP as an Account Director. She also oversaw Camden's engagement with the 2012 London Olympics, which saw the launch of three legacy schemes to encourage more physical activities, Camden Sports Academy, School and Community Games, and Pro-Active Ambassadors.[28]

Siddiq served two years as a

Hampstead and Highgate Express[1] as a foreign correspondent, primarily covering the U.S. elections
.

Recognition

In January 2013, Siddiq was named in the British Bangladeshi Power & Inspiration 100.[4] In December 2014, she was named by The Guardian as "one to watch" in British politics.[33] The Sunday Times has described her as one of the 'rising stars' of the Labour Party.[34][35]

Personal life

Siddiq is a

Muslim,[12] has referred to herself as a socialist and has stated opposition to the Iraq War.[3][36] Siddiq's father suffered a stroke, which left him disabled[3] and unable to speak for five years,[8] and he now uses a wheelchair.[3] She has attributed the NHS and the care her disabled father received as the reason why she joined the Labour Party.[16]

In 2013,[37] Siddiq married Christian William St John Percy,[38] who is a Cambridge-educated[39] company director[40] and strategy consultant with a background in the British civil service.[39] The wedding reception was held a few months later on 7 July[5] in West Ham, London.[41] Siddiq lives in West Hampstead, London with her family.[16][18][42]

See also

References

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