NRI, Keith Vaz , MP (Leicester East) 2005

London, May 06, 2005

Keith Vaz of Goan origin won the elections with a record margin of 15,800. Vaz has represented Leicester East since 1987. Asians constitute 49 per cent of 67,000 electorate in the constituency.

Born in Aden in 1956, Keith Vaz was appointed Parliamentary Secretary at the Lord Chancellor's Department by the Prime Minister, Tony Blair MP, on 17 May 1999.

He is the first elected Member of Parliament of Asian origin to serve as a Minister in the United Kingdom Government. Mr Vaz was educated at St Joseph's Covent in Aden, and The Latymer Upper School in London.

He also attended Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge, and finally the College of Law, Lancaster Gate. Keith was a practising solicitor from 1982 until 1987, working in local government and subsequently for a number of law centres and advice centres.

Politically Mr Vaz has been MP for Leicester East since June 1987, also Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General from 1997 until his appointment as Parliamentary Secretary.

He married Maria Fernandes in 1993. They have a son and a daughter

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