Keith Vaz
Keith Vaz | |
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 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee | |
| In office 26 July 2007 – 6 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | John Denham |
| Succeeded by | Tim Loughton (Acting) |
| Minister of State for Europe | |
| In office 9 May 1999 – 11 June 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Geoff Hoon |
| Succeeded by | Peter Hain |
| Member of Parliament for Leicester East | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Bruinvels |
| Succeeded by | Claudia Webbe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz 26 November 1956 Aden Colony (now Yemen) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Fernandes |
| Relations |
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| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (MA) |
| Website | Official website |
Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz, known as Keith Vaz, was born 26 November 1956 in Aden, Yemen to Indian parents. He moved to Twickenham, London during his childhood. He was a MP for Leicester South.
In 2007, Vaz was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.[1]
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