Kirith Entwistle
Kirith Entwistle | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bolton North East | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Logan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kirith Kaur Ahluwalia c. 1991 Southall, London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Portsmouth |
Kirith Entwistle (née Kaur Ahluwalia; born c. 1991),[1] is a British Labour Party politician serving as a Member of Parliament for Bolton North East since the 2024 general election.[2][3][4] [5]
Background
[edit]Kirith Entwistle was born in Southall, London. Her grandparents are Kenyan Indians who migrated to the United Kingdom during the 1970s. Her father, originally from Delhi, moved to the UK in the 1980s.[6] Entwistle graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in American Studies.[7] According to Bolton News, Entwhistle "works for a charity campaigning against loneliness and previously for the Royal British Legion".[4]
Prior to her election, she was a policy, communications and public affairs manager for WaveLength Charity.[8] She is the first Sikh to represent Bolton North East.[9] She was also previously a member of the Young Fabians executive committee.
Parliamentary career
[edit]Entwistle was elected as a Labour MP for the Bolton North East in the 2024 general election.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Singh, IP; Kamal, Neel (6 July 2024). "4 turbaned among 11 Sikh MPs in UK parliament, 5 are women". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "New MP pledges to 'deliver changes' after winning closely watched seat". The Bolton News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Labour chooses candidate to fight for Bolton North East seat at next general election". The Bolton News. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Candidate vows to be 'Bolton's local champion' as campaign steps up". The Bolton News. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "UK Election: Record Number Of Indian-Origin MPs". NDTV.
- ^ "History Made: UK Parliament to have 29 MPs of Indian origin, Rishi Sunak among them - 29 Indian-origin MPs in UK Parliament". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Kiritimati Entwistle MP". Policy Mogul. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Barrett, Evie (5 July 2024). "Which comms pros are now MPs?". PRWeek. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "New Bolton MP hails entrepreneurs and pledges to support projects like Metrolink". The Bolton News. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Timan, Joseph (4 July 2024). "Bolton North East general election 2024 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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