Tulip Siddiq
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Tulip Siddiq is a Labour Party
councillor
in Regent's Park
and cabinet member for culture in Camden London Borough Council
. In May 2010, she became the first Bengali
woman in Camden Council.
, Brunei
, India
, Singapore
and Spain
. She moved to North London
, United Kingdom
in 2000, and completed her undergraduate and Master’s degree in the U.K. She is doing a second Master’s in Politics, Policy and Government.
, the Greater London Authority
, Philip Gould
Associates, Save the Children
, Oona King
, Sadiq Khan
, Harry Cohen
and on Ed Miliband
’s campaign to be leader of the Labour Party. She has campaigned for political parties internationally and in 2008, she campaigned for Barack Obama
in the United States.
She is a board member of West Euston Partnership and a governor of the Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust
. She is the national BAME (Black Asian Minority Ethnic) Officer for 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).
She is a school governor at Beckford Primary School, and has written for a local newspaper, the Hampstead and Highgate Express.
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...
councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
in Regent's Park
Regent's Park
Regent's Park is one of the Royal Parks of London. It is in the north-western part of central London, partly in the City of Westminster and partly in the London Borough of Camden...
and cabinet member for culture in Camden London Borough Council
Camden London Borough Council
Camden London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Camden in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London...
. In May 2010, she became the first Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
woman in Camden Council.
Background and education
Tulip Siddiq spent her childhood in BangladeshBangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, Brunei
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. She moved to North London
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 2000, and completed her undergraduate and Master’s degree in the U.K. She is doing a second Master’s in Politics, Policy and Government.
Career
Siddiq has worked for Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
, the Greater London Authority
Greater London Authority
The Greater London Authority is the top-tier administrative body for Greater London, England. It consists of a directly elected executive Mayor of London, currently Boris Johnson, and an elected 25-member London Assembly with scrutiny powers...
, Philip Gould
Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood
Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood was a British political consultant, and former advertising executive, closely linked to the Labour Party. Appointed by Director of Communications Peter Mandelson, he was strategy and polling adviser to the Labour Party in the general elections of 1987, 1992,...
Associates, Save the Children
Save the Children
Save the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...
, Oona King
Oona King
Oona Tamsyn King, Baroness King of Bow is a Baroness and Member of the House of Lords, and former Chief Diversity Officer of Channel 4. She previously had served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow from 1997 until 2005, when she was defeated by Respect candidate George...
, Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Aman Khan is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Tooting since 2005, succeeding Tom Cox as the Labour MP for the seat...
, Harry Cohen
Harry Cohen
Harry Michael Cohen is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Leyton and Wanstead from 1983 to 2010.-Early life:...
and on Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Edward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition...
’s campaign to be leader of the Labour Party. She has campaigned for political parties internationally and in 2008, she campaigned for Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
in the United States.
She is a board member of West Euston Partnership and a governor of the Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust
NHS Foundation Trust
An NHS foundation trust is part of the National Health Service in England and has gained a degree of independence from the Department of Health and local NHS strategic health authority.Foundation Trusts are represented by the , .-Function:...
. She is the national BAME (Black Asian Minority Ethnic) Officer for Young Labour
Young Labour (United Kingdom)
Young Labour is the youth section of the British Labour Party. It is open to all Labour members between the ages of 15 and 26, and membership is automatic for those between 15 and 27 joining the Labour Party ....
and Women’s Officer for London Young Labour. She is an executive board member of Unite the Union
Unite the Union
Unite – the Union, known as Unite, is a British and Irish trade union, formed on 1 May 2007, by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers' Union...
, a member of the Co-operative Party
Co-operative Party
The Co-operative Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom committed to supporting and representing co-operative principles. The party does not put up separate candidates for any UK election itself. Instead, Co-operative candidates stand jointly with the Labour Party as "Labour...
, a fellow at the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
and is also a member of the Commonwealth Journalists Association (UK).
She is a school governor at Beckford Primary School, and has written for a local newspaper, the Hampstead and Highgate Express.
External links
- Tulip Siddiq - Camden candidate for 2010 elections
- How to engage ethnic minorities with democracy. Tulip Siddiq. Compass. Monday, May 18, 2009
- The pessimism of Baroness Warsi. Tulip Siddiq. Labour List. Oct 03, 2010
- How I’m trying to stop library cuts in Camden. Tulip Siddiq. Liberal Conspiracy. March 8, 2011