Abigail Marshall Katung | |
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| Lord Mayor of Leeds | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Al Garthwaite |
| Leeds City Councillor for Little London and Woodhouse Ward | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abigail Wok Haruna-Musa[1] 7 December 1975 North Central State (now Kaduna State), Nigeria |
| Political party | Labour Co-op |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
Abigail Wok Marshall Katung (born 7 December 1975) is a Nigerian-British politician and wife of the senator representing the Kaduna South senatorial district, Kaduna State, Nigeria, Sunday Marshall Katung. She was born and raised in Nigeria, but moved to the UK to study in the University of Leeds and as of January 2024 is a governor at the Leeds City College. In May 2024 she took up the position of Lord Mayor of Leeds,[2] becoming the first elected councillor from Africa to hold the council position,[3] the second black person after Eileen Taylor and the 130th of all.[4]
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