Kuldip Singh Sahota, Baron Sahota (born 2 May 1951),[1] is a British politician and life peer. A member of the Labour Party, he was a councillor for Malinslee and Dawley Bank on Telford and Wrekin Council from 2001 to 2023, and served as the leader of the council from 2011 to 2016.[2]
Sahota was born in India of Sikh Punjabi heritage, the son of a foundry worker who emigrated to England in 1957; he joined his father in 1966.[2] Sahota worked for 15 years at the factory of GKN Sankey in Telford before going into full-time political work and going into private business.[2]
Sahota, who had been active in his trade union at work in industry, was elected as a Labour councillor for Malinslee and Dawley Bank on Telford and Wrekin Council. He served as the leader of the council between 2011 and 2015.[2]
In 2021 it was reported that Sahota was on the shortlist to be Labour candidate at the North Shropshire by-election, but in fact had not actually applied.[4]
Sahota is married to Sukhi and has two sons. He assists in his wife's restaurant business. They live in Ketley, Telford.[2]
In 2019 he wrote and produced a film documentary taking an in-depth look into the Amritsar Massacre of 1919.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Kuldip Sahota". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ abcdefAustin, Sue (15 November 2022). "From factory floor to the floor of the House of Lords". Shropshire Star. p. 2.
^"Ludlow Tory candidate made 'shocking' turban remark". BBC News. 28 November 2019. from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
^"Labour plots North Shropshire success as Keir Starmer announces by-election plan". Shropshire Star. 9 November 2021. from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^"Political Peerages 2022". gov.uk. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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