Naushabah Khan

Naushabah Khan
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for Gillingham and Rainham
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byRehman Chishti
Majority3,972 (9.6%)
Member of Medway Council
for Gillingham South
In office
7 May 2015 – 16 December 2024[1]
Preceded byDavid Colman
Succeeded byLiubov Nestorova
Personal details
BornNaushabah Parveen Khan
(1986-02-26) 26 February 1986
Chatham, Kent, England
PartyLabour
EducationFort Pitt Grammar School
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Alma materUniversity 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 former 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) degree 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] She worked as a PR consultant.[7]

Political career

Khan stood as the Labour candidate in Rochester and Strood during the 2014 by-election and the 2015 general election, but only finished third on both occasions, with 16.8% and 19.8% of the vote respectively.[8][9] 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%.[10]

In September 2025, Khan was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Cabinet Office.[11] She resigned from the role on 11 May 2026 following Labour's defeat in local elections.[12]

Personal life

Khan is a keen kickboxer.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Naushabah Khan". Medway Elects. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "One Minute Medway - Cllr Khan - 14 July 2023". YouTube. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Gillingham and Rainham | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Keevil, Steven (8 October 2023). ""There are huge parts of our society that need to change"". Local Authority. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Naushabah Khan Director Of Policy And Communications at St Mungo's". The Org. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. 1 2 PR consultant and keen kickboxer Naushabah Khan selected as Labour party candidate in Rochester and Strood KentOnLine
  8. ↑ "Rochester and Strood 20 November 2014 By-election". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Rochester and Strood 2015 General Election". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Gillingham and Rainham 2024 General Election". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Staff, LabourList (11 May 2026). "LIVE UPDATES: Government resignations". LabourList. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
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