Indian origin British MP Keith Vaz named vice-chairman of Labour party
London, May 29: Keith Vaz, the first person of Asian origin to sit in the House of Commons since 1922, has been named vice-chairman of Labour Party, media reported.
Keith Vaz, born to Goan parents, holds the credit of being longest serving Asian MP in Britain.
He was educated at Cambridge University where he studied law and then became a solicitor.
The
Labour
Party
does
not
have
a
leader
at
present
with
Ed
Miliband
resigning
after
the
recent
election
debacle.
Elected
as
the
youngest
Labour
Member
of
Parliament
in
1987
he
was
appointed
an
Opposition
Spokesman
on
regeneration
and
established
the
City
2020
Commission.
Britain election: Abhishek Bachchan campaigns for Keith Vaz in Leicester
He was Britain's Minister for Europe under Tony Blair.
Keith Vaz was re-elected from his Leicester East stronghold at the May 7 general election. He secured 61% of the votes. Vaz has been appointed by acting leader of the opposition Harriet Harman.
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