THE MAYOR OF LONDON Sadiq Khan

Reelegido por tercera vez para ocupar la alcaldía de Londres, este hijo de inmigrantes pakistaníes es el primer alcalde musulmán de una gran ciudad europea. Miembro del ala moderada del Partido Laborista, ostenta el cargo desde 2016.

by ALEX PHILLIPS

Sadiq Khan is the current1 Mayor of London. A member of the Labour Party, he was re-elected for a third term2 this May. As mayor, Khan must set the budget and direct the entire metropolitan area of London, known as Greater London. The position is different to that of the Lord Mayor of London, a non-political figure who promotes and represents the City of London, the capital’s financial district. BACKGROUND Khan was born in South London in 1970 to Pakistani immigrant parents. His father worked as a bus driver and his mother was a seamstress3. He began his career as a human rights lawyer and then entered politics, becoming the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and the Shadow Minister for London. Khan has faced major challenges: the Brexit vote…

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