Maryam Eslamdoust

Maryam Eslamdoust (Persian: مریم اسلام دوست) is a British-Iranian politician and trade union official.

[1][2][3][4] From 2010 Eslamdoust served as an elected Labour Party councillor on the Camden London Borough Council for the ward of Kilburn.

[2] In 2019 Eslamdoust was elected as Mayor for the London Borough of Camden, and was the first woman born in Iran to serve in public office in Great Britain.

Eslamdoust served for 2 years in the role, raising money for domestic abuse charity Solace Women's Aid.

[12][13] While representing the TSSA she has advocated for the keeping open of ticket offices in rail stations, a goal which is partly personal to achieve continued independent living for her blind and autistic brother.