Nadia Shah () is a
British Labour Party politician,
councillor
A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council. This is typically an elected representative of an electoral district in a municipal or re ...
for
Regent's Park
Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. It occupies in north-west Inner London, administratively split between the City of Westminster and the London Borough of Camden, Borough of Camden (and historical ...
and former Mayor of
Camden. In May 2016, she became the first female mayor of British Bangladeshi heritage. She was elected onto Camden councils cabinet after stepping down as Mayor. She became a cabinet member and held the portfolio of Skills, Employment & Youth and is currently serving as the cabinet member for 'Safer Communities'with special responsibility for rough sleeping and creating vibrant markets.
Early life
Shah was born and brought up in
Camden, London, England where has lived with her parents and three sisters.
She attended school in Camden
and graduated from the
University of Greenwich
The University of Greenwich is a public university located in London and Kent, United Kingdom. Previous names include Woolwich Polytechnic and Thames Polytechnic.
The university's main campus is at the Old Royal Naval College, which along wi ...
.
Shah's ancestral home is at
Kulaura Upazila,
Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh.
Career
Shah worked in Camden for all of her working life.
She started her career as an investments adviser at
NatWest Bank of England. She also worked at
Home Office
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and several departments of the local and central government of Britain.
Shah has been employed as a social worker and a youth worker.
As a teenager she volunteered with young people in the borough,
and she has managed community projects helping people with drug addiction and a community centre as a project manager.
She became a coopted trustee for the Surma centre (the largest organisation working for the Bangladeshi community) and then went on to become an elected director.
She is a trustee of the Business Improvement District and a governor in schools, a lifelong member of the London Mayors Association, and a trustee of the West Euston Partnership.
In May 2014, in the
Camden London Borough Council election, Shah was elected as a councillor for the
Regent's Park ward,
where
Tulip Siddiq was a councillor before becoming MP in 2015.
In 2014, she was elected by members and served on the executive committee of the council.
In May 2016, Shah was appointed Mayor of Camden at
Camden Town Hall in a ceremony which also saw confirmation of the council's new cabinet.
She became the first Bangladeshi-origin female mayor in any city in the UK.
Shah chose the
Anna Freud Centre
The Anna Freud Centre (formerly the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families) is a Child and adolescent psychiatry, child mental health research, training and treatment charity based in London, United Kingdom. The Centre aims to tra ...
in Hampstead as her official charity for the forthcoming year.
Shah currently works in the family business and is also self-employed.
Awards
In 2014, Shah received the Camden Community Award in recognition for the work and dedication for the work done with the community.
In November 2016, she picked up the inaugural
Lord's Taverners Community Partnership Award on behalf of Camden Council.
See also
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British Bangladeshi
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List of British Bangladeshis
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List of ethnic minority politicians in the United Kingdom
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Nadia
1979 births
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
English Muslims
English people of Bangladeshi descent
Labour Party (UK) councillors
Councillors in the London Borough of Camden
Mayors of places in Greater London
English social workers
Politicians from the London Borough of Camden
Alumni of the University of Greenwich
People from Kulaura Upazila
Women councillors in England
Women mayors of places in England