Humza Yousaf: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
m Use birthdate/age template, not manually-calculated age |
||
| Line 34: | Line 34: | ||
| predecessor3 = |
| predecessor3 = |
||
| successor3 = |
| successor3 = |
||
| birth_date = |
| birth_date = {{bda|1985|4|7|df=yes}} |
||
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] |
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] |
||
| death_date = |
| death_date = |
||
Revision as of 16:44, 8 October 2013
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Humza Yousaf | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister for External Affairs and International Development | |
| Assumed office September 2012 | |
| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the First Minister of Scotland | |
| Assumed office May 2011 Serving with Joan McAlpine | |
| Preceded by | Aileen Campbell |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1985 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse | Gail Lythgoe |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Humza Yousaf (born 7 April 1985) is a Scottish politician, who has served as the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow since 2011, being elected via the Mixed Member Proportional Representation from the Party List. Since September 2012 he is the Minister for External Affairs and International Development, the junior minister under the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs.
He is the son of immigrants, mother from Kenya, father from Pakistan, both came to Britain in the 1960s. Married to Gail Lythgoe in 2010.
After completing his degree in Politics at the University of Glasgow, he went to work in the Scottish Parliament with the late Bashir Ahmad, an SNP politician, who was a great influence on his life. Since then he has worked for a number of MSPs including Anne McLaughlin, Nicola Sturgeon and the First Minister, Alex Salmond.
Humza Yousaf has been involved in community work, from youth organisations to charity fundraising, for most of his life. These included being the Media Spokesperson for the charity Islamic Relief, he worked for community radio for 12 years and on a project which provided food packages to homeless and asylum seekers in Glasgow. Humza Yousaf was awarded the “Future Force of Politics Award 2010” which was presented to him in Glasgow City Chambers. He is also a former alumnus of the US State Department IVLP programme.
On his election to Parliament Yousaf was appointed to the Justice and Public Audit Committees and as Parliamentary Liaison Officer to Alex Salmond.
References
External links
 | This article about a member of the Scottish Parliament is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |