Naushabah Khan | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forGillingham and Rainham | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Rehman Chishti |
| Majority | 3,972 (9.6%) |
| Member ofMedway Council for Gillingham South | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 16 December 2024[1] | |
| Preceded by | David Colman |
| Succeeded by | Liubov Nestorova |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chatham, Kent, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham BPP Law School |
Naushabah Parveen Khan[2] (/nəˈʃɑːbəˈkɑːn/nə-SHAH-bəKAHN[3]) is a BritishLabour Party politician who has been theMember of Parliament (MP) forGillingham and Rainham since2024.[4]
Khan was born at the now defunct All Saints' Hospital inChatham and grew up inGillingham.[5] She attendedFort Pitt Grammar School andSir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School. She graduated with aBachelor of Arts (BA) in History from theUniversity of Birmingham in 2007. She went on to complete a graduate diploma in Law atBPP Law School in 2013.[6]
Khan unsuccessfully stood as theLabour candidate inRochester and Strood during the2014 by-election and the2015 general election, finishing third on both occasions, with 16.8% and 19.8% of the vote respectively.[7][8] In 2024, she was elected as the MP forGillingham and Rainham, defeating incumbentConservative MPRehman Chishti by 15,562 votes to 11,590, a majority of 9.6%.[9]
In September 2025, Khan was appointed as theparliamentary private secretary to theCabinet Office.[10]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forGillingham and Rainham 2024–present | Incumbent |
_colour.png)   | This article about aLabour Party member of Parliament representing anEnglish constituency is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
