Sadiq Khan

**Sadiq Aman Khan** (born 8 October 1970) is a British politician. He is the Mayor of London since 8 May 2016. He was the Shadow Justice Secretary in Ed Miliband's and Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet. He was the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Tooting.

Khan was born at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London, to Pakistani parents on 8 October 1970. He grew up in Earlsfield, London.

Khan worked as a human rights solicitor until the 2005 General Election when he was elected as an MP. He became the Minister of State for Transport from June 2009 to May 2010 and when Ed Miliband became leader of the Labour Party, he was made the Shadow Justice Secretary.

Khan was chosen to be the Labour Party candidate in the 2016 London mayoral election. On 6 May 2016, Khan was elected to the office of mayor by winning 57% of the vote. He became the first Muslim to be elected mayor of a British capital city. He became mayor on 8 May.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
- **name**: Sadiq Khan
- **image**: Sadiq Khan 2020.png
- **order**: 3rd
- **office**: Mayor of London
- **deputy**: Joanne McCartney
- **term start**: 9 May 2016
- **predecessor**: Boris Johnson
- **office2**: Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Shadow Lord Chancellor
- **leader2**: Ed Miliband
- **term start2**: 8 October 2010
- **term end2**: 11 May 2015
- **predecessor2**: Jack Straw
- **successor2**: Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, The Lord Falconer of Thoroton
- **office3**: Minister for London, Shadow Minister for London
- **leader3**: Ed Miliband
- **term start3**: 16 January 2013
- **term end3**: 11 May 2015
- **predecessor3**: Tessa Jowell
- **successor3**: _Vacant_
- **office4**: Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
- **leader4**: Harriet Harman
Ed Miliband
- **term start4**: 14 May 2010
- **term end4**: 8 October 2010
- **predecessor4**: Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, The Lord Adonis
- **successor4**: Maria Eagle
- **office5**: Minister of State for Transport
- **primeminister5**: Gordon Brown
- **term start5**: 9 June 2009
- **term end5**: 6 May 2010
- **predecessor5**: The Lord Adonis
- **successor5**: Theresa Villiers
- **office6**: Department for Communities and Local Government, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
- **primeminister6**: Gordon Brown
- **term start6**: 5 October 2008
- **term end6**: 9 June 2009
- **predecessor6**: Parmjit Dhanda
- **successor6**: Shahid Malik
- **office7**: Chief Whip, Assistant Government Whip
- **primeminister7**: Gordon Brown
- **1blankname7**: Chief Whip of the Labour Party, Chief Whip
- **1namedata7**: Geoff Hoon
- **term start7**: 2 July 2007
- **term end7**: 5 October 2008
- **office8**: Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament
for Tooting (UK Parliament constituency), Tooting
- **term start8**: 5 May 2005
- **term end8**: 9 May 2016
- **predecessor8**: Tom Cox (politician), Tom Cox
- **successor8**: Rosena Allin-Khan
- **birth name**: Sadiq Aman Khan
- **birth place**: Tooting, London, England
- **children**: 2
- **party**: Labour Party (UK), Labour
- **nationality**: British
- **alma mater**: University of North London
University of Law
- **awards**: Nishan-e-Pakistan, Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2018)