Rehman Chishti
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Atta-Ur-Rehman Chishti known as Rehman Chishti (born 4 October 1978) is a British Conservative
politician who was elected MP for Gillingham and Rainham in the 2010 general election.
Born in Muzaffarabad
, Pakistan
, Chishti studied law at Aberystwyth University, graduating in 2000.
He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 2001 and was a practising barrister for the Goldsmith Chambers in London
. He worked as an advisor to Benazir Bhutto
, 1999-2007 and Francis Maude
, 2006-7.
He has been a member of Medway
Council since 2003, serving as the Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Enforcement, 2007-10.
In the 2005 general election
Chishti unsuccessfully contested the Horsham constituency
, where he stood as the Labour Party
candidate.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who was elected MP for Gillingham and Rainham in the 2010 general election.
Born in Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad is the capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located in Muzaffarabad District on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, Chishti studied law at Aberystwyth University, graduating in 2000.
He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 2001 and was a practising barrister for the Goldsmith Chambers in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He worked as an advisor to Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
, 1999-2007 and Francis Maude
Francis Maude
Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he currently serves as the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, and as a Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Horsham...
, 2006-7.
He has been a member of Medway
Medway
Medway is a conurbation and unitary authority in South East England. The Unitary Authority was formed in 1998 when the City of Rochester-upon-Medway amalgamated with Gillingham Borough Council and part of Kent County Council to form Medway Council, a unitary authority independent of Kent County...
Council since 2003, serving as the Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Enforcement, 2007-10.
In the 2005 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
Chishti unsuccessfully contested the Horsham constituency
Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)
Horsham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, where he stood as the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
candidate.