Chaman Lal is a British Labour Party politician and former Lord Mayor of Birmingham.
Chaman Lal | |
|---|---|
 Chaman Lal as the Lord Mayor of Birmingham | |
| 113th Lord Mayor of Birmingham | |
| In office 23 May 2023 – 22 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Maureen Cornish |
| Succeeded by | Ken Wood |
| Member of Birmingham City Council for Soho & Jewellery Quarter | |
| Assumed office 6 May 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pakhowal, Hoshiarpur, India |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Vidya Wati (m. 1971) |
He took the oath for the role of Birmingham Lord Mayor on 23 May 2023.
He is the first person of British Indian origin to be elected for this designation.[1][2]
Early life
editChaman Lal was born in a Ravidasia[3][4] Sikh family in Village Pakhowal in Hoshiarpur District as a son of Sardar Harnam Singh, a British Indian army officer who served in Italy during the Second World War and his mother Sardarni Jai Kaur. His uncle, Sardar Ram Singh was also a British Indian army officer who was killed in the Burma campaign.[1][5]
Political life
editHe has been a councillor for the ward of Soho & Jewellery Quarter since 1994.[6] He joined the Labour Party in 1989.[5]
Personal life
editLal married his wife Vidya in 1971, and they had three daughters and two sons.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Storer, Rhi (13 January 2023). "New Birmingham lord mayor named for 2023 after secret ballot". BirminghamLive.
- ^ "City's first British-Indian Lord Mayor takes up office". Birmingham City Council. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/two-punjab-born-create-history-lord-mayors-of-birmingham-and-central-england-city-8636800/
- ^ https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20158/lord_mayor/2563/lord_mayor_of_birmingham_councillor_chaman_lal
- ^ a b c "Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Chaman Lal". Birmingham City Council.
- ^ Council, Birmingham City. "Councillor Chaman Lal | Soho & Jewellery Quarter Ward | Labour Party | Birmingham City Council". www.birmingham.gov.uk.