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[[Tariq Ahmad]] (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) was appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] in July 2014. <ref name= "Ahmad">"[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/lord-ahmad-of-wimbledon Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon]", gov.uk, accessed 17 September 2014. </ref>
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[[File:Traiq Ahmad.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon]]
  
He is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Lord Ahmad served as a party whip before being appointed to government. He was vice-chairman of the Conservative Party between 2008 and 2010 with responsibility for cities. He served as a Councillor (Wimbledon Park) and Cabinet Member in the London Borough of Merton between 2002 to 2012.<ref name="Ahmad">[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/lord-ahmad-of-wimbledon Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon], gov.uk, accessed 17 September 2014. </ref>
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[[Tariq Ahmad]] (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) is a Conservative member of the [[House of Lords]]. He was appointed as parliamentary under secretary of state for the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] in July 2014<ref name= "Ahmad">[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/lord-ahmad-of-wimbledon Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon], GOV.UK, accessed 17 September 2014. </ref> and under secretary in the [[Home Office]] in 2015, joint with the [[Department for Transport]].<ref> MWW [http://www.mww.com/uk/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/UK-Government-Chart-JULY-2015-Final.pdf The UK Government July 2015], accessed 17 July 2015.</ref>
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==Background==
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Ahmad served as a party whip before being appointed to government.  
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He was vice-chairman of the Conservative Party between 2008 and 2010 with responsibility for cities. He served as a councillor for Wimbledon Park and as a cabinet member in the London Borough of Merton between 2002 to 2012.<ref name="Ahmad">[https://www.gov.uk/government/people/lord-ahmad-of-wimbledon Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon], GOV.UK, accessed 17 September 2014. </ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:48, 24 September 2015

Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon

Tariq Ahmad (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. He was appointed as parliamentary under secretary of state for the Department for Communities and Local Government in July 2014[1] and under secretary in the Home Office in 2015, joint with the Department for Transport.[2]

Background

Ahmad served as a party whip before being appointed to government.

He was vice-chairman of the Conservative Party between 2008 and 2010 with responsibility for cities. He served as a councillor for Wimbledon Park and as a cabinet member in the London Borough of Merton between 2002 to 2012.[1]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, GOV.UK, accessed 17 September 2014.
  2. MWW The UK Government July 2015, accessed 17 July 2015.