Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali (born 15 October 1971) is a British Labour politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Hall Green since 2019. Early life Ali was born in Birmingham to Pakistani parents on 15 October 1971. He has previously worked for Royal Mail after securing an engineering apprenticeship at the age of 17. He is an active trade unionist and served as a political officer for the Communication Workers Union. Political career Local government Ali represented the Nechells Ward on Birmingham City Council from 1999 and was last re-elected in 2018 to serve until 2022, when he did not seek re-election. He served as part of the council's cabinet from 2000 to 2003 and 2012 to 2016, (shadow cabinet 2004 to 2012) his responsibilities including local services, development, jobs, skills, transport and the economy. In 2012, he was the only ethnic minority member of the team. Parliament campaign He was selected as the Hall Green candidate after Hall Green Constituency Labour Party members overwhelmingly voted to open selections for their Parliamentary Candidate in October 2019. The snap general election called for 12 December meant that the candidate selection process was undertaken by the Labour Party's National