Preet Kaur Gill is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston since 2017.
19 Facts About Preet Gill
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Preet Kaur Gill was born on 21 November 1972 in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
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Preet Gill was born to Indian parents Daljit Singh Shergill and Kuldeep Kaur Shergill.
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Preet Gill's father was a foreman, and later a bus driver, and her mother worked as a seamstress.
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Preet Gill graduated from the University of East London with a first-class BSc in sociology with social work.
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Preet Gill was elected as a councillor for Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in 2012 and re-elected in the 2016 local election; her term ended May 2018.
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Preet Gill supported remaining within the European Union in the 2016 EU membership referendum.
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Preet Gill was selected by the Labour Party to contest Birmingham Edgbaston on 28 April 2017.
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Preet Gill's selection followed Gisela Stuart's decision not to seek re-election.
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In March 2019, Preet Gill signed a letter supporting the People's Vote campaign for a second referendum on EU membership.
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Preet Gill is the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Groups on Mentoring and for British Sikhs.
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Preet Gill supported Keir Starmer in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.
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Preet Gill was promoted to Shadow Secretary of State for International Development following Starmer's election as leader.
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Preet Gill remained in the shadow cabinet following the November 2021 reshuffle, but her position was re-named Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development and she joined the new shadow Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs team.
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In November 2020, Preet Gill was elected Chair of the Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group of MPs.
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Preet Gill was alleged to have accused the women surveyed of using "very dangerous language" and urged them to submit apologies to gurdwaras.
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Preet Gill has been married to Sureash Singh Chopra, who is a social worker, since 2009.
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Preet Gill is Vice-President of the Local Government Association and a non executive director for the Spring Housing Association.
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In September 2018, Preet Gill was named as one of the Birmingham City University's Brummies Who Inspire, alongside fellow Birmingham MP, Shabana Mahmood.