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Seema Kennedy (Seema Louise Ghiassi) was born on 6 October, 1974 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, is a British Conservative politician. Discover Seema Kennedy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?

Popular As Seema Louise Ghiassi
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Age 49 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 6 October 1974
Birthday 6 October
Birthplace Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Her husband is Paul Kennedy (m. 2003)

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1935

The constituency is historically a safe Labour seat, having elected an MP from the party since 1935.

1974

Seema Louise Ghiassi Kennedy (' Ghiassi''', ; born 6 October 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at both the Department of Health and Social Care and the Home Office in 2019.

Seema Louise Ghiassi was born on 6 October 1974 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

Her father is an Iranian, and her mother is Irish.

Six weeks after her birth, the family moved to Iran.

1979

They left the country after the 1979 Iranian Revolution during which her family home and spinning mill business were seized by the new government.

They resettled in Blackburn, where Ghiassi attended the private Westholme School.

She was head girl at the school.

She studied French and Persian at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

During her course, she studied Persian in Paris for a year under the tutelage of Yann Richard.

After graduating with a first, Ghiassi completed a law conversion course at the College of Law (now University of Law).

Ghiassi began her legal career at city law firm Slaughter and May, where she trained, and qualified as a commercial property solicitor.

She then worked for Bevan Brittan.

After having children, she decided to become part-time and left Bevan Brittan to work as a director for her family's commercial property business Tustin Developments Ltd in Lancashire.

2009

She had previously been the chairwoman of the party in St. Albans but resigned in 2009 after a failed attempt to deselect local MP Anne Main over her parliamentary expenses.

2010

Kennedy stood as the Conservative Party's candidate in Ashton-under-Lyne at the 2010 general election.

She came second in the election to the incumbent Labour MP David Heyes.

2013

Kennedy unsuccessfully contested the 2013 Hampstead and Kilburn Conservative primary, and was on the longlist for selection in the Mid Worcestershire constituency.

2014

In 2014, Kennedy was elected as councillor for the Marshalwick South ward of St Albans City and District Council.

2015

She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Ribble in Lancashire from 2015 to 2019, and also served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister from 2017 to 2019.

She was the first female MP of Iranian heritage to take a seat in the House of Commons.

Ghiassi attended Westholme School, and studied French and Persian at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

She qualified as a commercial property solicitor, and worked for Slaughter and May, and Bevan Brittan, before working for her family's commercial property business Tustin Developments Ltd.

She was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Ribble in the 2015 general election.

She is the first MP of Iranian heritage.

2016

She supported the United Kingdom (UK) remaining within the European Union (EU) in the 2016 UK EU membership referendum.

Following Theresa May's reshuffle upon becoming Prime Minister in July 2016, Kennedy was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Nick Gibb, the Minister of State for Schools.

Kennedy was a Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Middle East Council.

2017

She was re-elected in the 2017 general election.

Following the 2017 general election, Kennedy was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Prime Minister Theresa May.

She was the first female PPS to a Conservative prime minister.

She served alongside George Hollingbery.

2019

Kennedy voted for then Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement in early 2019.

In the indicative votes on 27 March, she voted against a referendum on any withdrawal agreement, and against a no-deal Brexit.

In April 2019, Kennedy was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care.

In July 2019, she moved to the Home Office and succeeded Caroline Nokes as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Immigration.

Kennedy was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in Theresa May's resignation honours in September.

She announced on 25 October that she would be standing down as MP at the next general election.

2020

On 18 November 2020, she was appointed as a non-executive director of Ofwat.

As of 2022, Kennedy works as a senior adviser for the strategic advisory firm Global Counsel.