Nesil Caliskan appointed as junior minister in the UK

Following a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 37-year-old Labour MP Nesil Caliskan has been appointed as a junior minister at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Caliskan represents the Barking constituency in London, having been elected to the House of Commons in 2024 as the first MP of Turkish Cypriot origin. Born in Enfield-Edmonton, she holds a degree in Politics and International Relations from the University of Reading and a master's degree in Politics and Communication from the London School of Economics. Before entering parliament, she worked for the National Health Service (NHS) for several years. Her political career began in the Labour Party, and she served as a councillor for Enfield starting in 2015. In 2018, at age 29, she was elected as the youngest female mayor in London. Turkish Cypriot media highlighted these biographical details alongside the broader news of Prime Minister Starmer's cabinet changes.