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Bhagat Singh Shanker,[2] known as Baggy Shanker, is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Derby South since 2024.[3][4]
Baggy Shanker | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Derby South | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dame Margaret Beckett |
| Majority | 6,002 (16.1%) |
| Leader of the Derby City Council | |
| In office 24 May 2023 – 18 June 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arboretum, Derbyshire, England[1] |
| Political party | Labour and Co-operative |
He was elected Derby City Council leader in 2023, making him the first Sikh council leader in Derby, however he was later removed from that position in June 2024 after losing a Motion of no confidence.[5][6][7]
Shanker previously worked as a project manager at Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace Division,[8] and for the chemicals company Celanese.[9]
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