Naushabah Khan
Naushabah Khan | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rehman Chishti |
| Majority | 3,972 (9.6%) |
| Member of Medway Council for Gillingham South | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 16 December 2024 [1] | |
| Preceded by | David Colman |
| Succeeded by | Liubov Nestorova |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Naushabah Parveen Khan 26 February 1986 Chatham, Kent, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Education | Fort Pitt Grammar School Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham (BA) BPP University (GDL) |
Naushabah Parveen Khan[2] (/nəˈʃɑːbə ˈkɑːn/ nə-SHAH-bə KAHN[3]) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gillingham and Rainham since 2024.[4]
Early life
Khan was born at the now defunct All Saints' Hospital in Chatham and grew up in Gillingham.[5] She attended Fort Pitt Grammar School and Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History from the University of Birmingham in 2007. She went on to complete a graduate diploma in Law at BPP Law School in 2013.[6]
Political career
Khan unsuccessfully stood as the Labour candidate in Rochester and Strood during the 2014 by-election and the 2015 general election, finishing third on both occasions, with 16.8% and 19.8% of the vote respectively.[7][8] In 2024, she was elected as the MP for Gillingham and Rainham, defeating incumbent Conservative MP Rehman Chishti by 15,562 votes to 11,590, a majority of 9.6%.[9]
In September 2025, Khan was appointed as the parliamentary private secretary to the Cabinet Office.[10]
References
- ^ "Naushabah Khan". Medway Elects. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "One Minute Medway - Cllr Khan - 14 July 2023". YouTube. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Gillingham and Rainham | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Keevil, Steven (8 October 2023). ""There are huge parts of our society that need to change"". Local Authority. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Naushabah Khan Director Of Policy And Communications at St Mungo's". The Org. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Rochester and Strood 20 November 2014 By-election". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Rochester and Strood 2015 General Election". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Gillingham and Rainham 2024 General Election". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Lennon, Sam (11 September 2025). "Gillingham and Rainham Labour MP Naushabah Khan appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary in Cabinet Office". Kent Online. Retrieved 11 September 2025.