Keith Vaz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Keith Vaz
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Nov 26, 1956(1956-11-26)
Age	68
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Keith Vaz Biography

Keith Vaz is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on November 26, 1956 in United Kingdom.

Keith Vaz was born in the British crown colony of Aden, on 26 November 1956, to Anthony Xavier and Merlyn Verona Vaz. The Vaz family hailed from Goa, now an Indian state, which accounts for his Goan-Portuguese surname. Vaz is a distant relative of Saint Joseph Vaz, a 17th-century missionary. He moved to England with his family in 1965, settling in Twickenham. His father, previously a correspondent for The Times of India, worked in the airline industry, while his mother held jobs both as a teacher and simultaneously part-time in Marks & Spencer. Vaz’s father committed suicide when his son was

14. Merlyn Vaz moved to Leicester when her son was selected as prospective parliamentary candidate for the Leicester East constituency. She was elected to Leicester City Council as a Labour councillor and served on the council for 14 years.

Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz (born 26 November 1956) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester East from 1987 to 2019. He is the British Parliament’s longest-served British Asian MP.

Keith Vaz Net Worth

Keith Vaz is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Keith Vaz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Vaz has two sisters, Valerie (b. 1954), who has been the MP for Walsall South since 2010, and Penny McConnell, who is a solicitor. He lives in London with his wife, Maria Fernandes, and their two children, a son and a daughter.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Keith Vaz Dating?

According to our records, Keith Vaz married to Maria Fernandes Vaz. As of December 1, 2023, Keith Vaz’s is not dating anyone.

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On 11 June 1987, Vaz was elected as the Member of Parliament for Leicester East by defeating the sitting Tory MP Peter Bruinvels with a majority of 1,924. He was re-elected in 1992 (majority of 11,316), 1997 (majority of 18,422), 2001 (majority of 13,442), 2005 (majority of 15,867), 2010 (majority of 14,082), 2015 (majority of 18,352) and 2017 (majority of 22,428).

Facts & Trivia

Kenan Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Keith Vaz celebrates birthday on November 26 of every year.

In February 1990, after a bombing attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army against a British Army recruiting centre in Leicester, Vaz publicly suggested that the Army had stored explosives on the premises.

Is Keith Vaz still a MP?

Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz (born 26 November 1956) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester East for 32 years, from 1987 to 2019.

Is Valerie Vaz related to Keith?

Vaz is married to Paul Townsend. The couple have one daughter. Her hobbies include music and gardening. Her younger brother Keith Vaz was the Labour MP for Leicester East from 1987 to 2019, while her sister Penny is a lawyer.

Who is Keith Vaz wife?

Maria Fernandes Vaz

What party is Keith Vaz?

Labour Party

What does Vaz mean?

The patronymic Vaz is such a name, having been derived from the medieval given name Velasco. This name was in turn derived from the Basque word “bela,” which means “crow,” and the diminutive suffix sko.