Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf (born April 7, 1985 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Life

Yousaf attended Hutchesons Grammar School and then the University of Glasgow , which he left with a master's degree in politics. Prior to his election to the Scottish Parliament , Yousaf helped with various nonprofit and charitable organizations and institutions and was involved in community work. He also worked for MP Bashir Ahmad until his death in 2009 .

In the Scottish general elections in 2011 , Yousaf was a candidate for the SNP on the electoral list for the Glasgow electoral region . As a result of the election result, he moved into parliament alongside Bob Doris as one of two list candidates for the SNP in the electoral region. In the Sturgeon I cabinet , Yousaf acted as State Secretary for Europe and International Development. In the Sturgeon II cabinet , Yousaf served as State Secretary for Transport and the Islands from 2016 to 2018. He has been the Scottish Minister of Justice since 2018. In the 2016 general election , Yousaf ran for the constituency of Glasgow Pollok . He prevailed against the Labor candidate Johann Lamont , who had represented the constituency since the Scottish Parliament was established in 1999.

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SURNAME	Yousaf, Humza
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 7, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Glasgow

[schopar-1] Information on the pages of the Scottish Parliament

[2] Biographical information

[3] Information from the SNP

[4] Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website.

[5] Information on the pages of the Scottish Parliament ( Memento from May 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

[6] Information on the pages of the Scottish Parliament

[7] Information from the Scottish Parliament