Anas Sarwar

Anas Sarwar

MSP
Official portrait, 2017
Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Assumed office
27 February 2021
DeputyJackie Baillie
UK party leaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byRichard Leonard
Acting
24 October 2014 – 13 December 2014
UK party leaderEd Miliband
Preceded byJohann Lamont
Succeeded byJim Murphy
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
In office
17 December 2011 – 13 December 2014
LeaderJohann Lamont
Preceded byJohann Lamont
Succeeded byKezia Dugdale
Shadow Minister for International Development
In office
5 November 2014 – 8 May 2015
LeaderEd Miliband
Preceded byAlison McGovern
Succeeded byMike Kane
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Glasgow
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
Assumed office
5 May 2016
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow Central
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byMohammad Sarwar
Succeeded byAlison Thewliss
Scottish Labour portfolios
2016–2018Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport
2020–2021Shadow Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution
Personal details
Born (1983-03-14) 14 March 1983 (age 41)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish Labour
Spouse(s)
Furheen Ashrif
​
(m. 2006)​
Children3
RelativesMohammad Sarwar (father)
EducationHutchesons' Grammar School
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Websiteanassarwar.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Anas Sarwar (born 14 March 1983) is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been the Leader of the Scottish Labour Party since 2021. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region since 2016, having been Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Central from 2010 to 2015.

At the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Labour won with a landslide victory, winning 411 seats across the United Kingdom,[1] with Scottish Labour winning 37 of the 57 Scottish seats in what was also seen as a landslide.[2][3]

References

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  1. ↑ "General election 2024 results". UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Scotland election live: Labour celebrates after gains from SNP as Conservative leader Douglas Ross loses seat". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Scotland election live: Labour celebrates after gains from SNP as Conservative leader Douglas Ross loses seat". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.