Tan Dhesi MP elected as Chairman of UK Defence Select Committee
Chandigarh September 12, 2024 - The new Chair of the Defence Select Committee of British parliament is Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP. Following a vote on 11 September, within which only the 650 MPs in the UK House of Commons can vote, Tan Dhesi MP has been elected Chair of the Defence Select Committee. The Committee plays an influential and powerful role, especially in scrutinising the UK Government’s policies on defence.
It is a watershed moment in the UK, since Tan Dhesi MP has become the first Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic MP to ever be elected as Defence Committee Chairman. Indeed, when he served on the Committee in 2020, he was only the second ever BAME Member of Parliament to do so. It is a landmark historic moment for another reason, Dhesi becomes the first Sikh and first Punja...