Parmjit Singh Gill
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Parmjit Singh Gill
Parmjit Singh Gill (b. 1967, Leicester) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. As Member of Parliament for Leicester South from 2004 to 2005, he was the first ever ethnic-minority Liberal Democrat MP.
He served as a Liberal Democrat councillor for the Stoneygate Ward in Leicester and was elected to the House of Commons at the by-election held in Leicester South on July 15, 2004. He contested the seat again at the 2005 general election, but this time came second to the Labour Party candidate, Peter Soulsby. He continues to serve as councillor for Stoneygate, where he is due to face re-election in May 2007.
He works as a local authority Information Management and Security Consultant for Charnwood Borough Council.
| Preceded by: Jim Marshall |
MP for Leicester South 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by: Sir Peter Soulsby |
[edit] External links
- Parmjit Singh Gill profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
- Leicester Liberal Democrats constituency party
- Guardian Politics Ask Aristotle - Parmjit Singh Gill
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Parmjit Gill
- The Public Whip - Parmjit Gill voting record
- BBC News - Parmjit Singh Gill profile 10 February 2005
- Leicester Mercury report exonerating Parmjit Singh Gill
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