Kuldip Singh Sahota, Baron Sahota

Kuldip Singh Sahota, Baron Sahota is a British Labour Councillor for Malinslee & Dawley Bank on Telford and Wrekin Council, who has served as Leader of the council.[1]

The Right Honourable
The Lord Sahota
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
7 November 2022
Life Peerage
Personal details
Political partyLabour

Sahota was born in India of Sikh Punjabi heritage, the son of a foundry worker who emigrated to England in 1957, Sahota joining his father in 1966.[1]

Sahota worked for 15 years at the factory of GKN Sankey in Telford before going into full-time political work and going into private business.[1]

Sahota, who had been active in his trade union at work in industry, was elected as Labour Councillor for Malinslee & Dawley Bank on Telford and Wrekin Council. He served as Leader of the Council between 2011 and 2015.[1]

In October 2022, it was announced that he would receive a life peerage in the 2022 Special Honours.[2] On 2 November 2022, he was created Baron Sahota, of Telford in the County of Shropshire.[3]

Sahota is married to Sukhi and has two sons. He assists in his wife's restaurant business. They live in Ketley, Telford.[1]

In 2019 he wrote and produced a film documentary taking an in-depth look into the Amritsar Massacre of 1919.[1]

References
  1. "From factory floor to the floor of the House of Lords". Shropshire Star. 15 November 2022. p. 2.Report by Sue Austin.
  2. "Political Peerages 2022". gov.uk. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. "Lord Sahota". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 November 2022.


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