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Abigail Marshall-Katung ‘honoured and humbled’ to become Leeds’ first African Lord Mayor

Abigail Marshall-Katung has been chosen as the 130th Lord Mayor of Leeds – and she will be the first person of African descent to hold the prestigious title...

New Lord Mayor of Leeds takes up role with ‘great pride’

Source: Hayley Coyle, BBC News: 18 January 2024: The new Lord Mayor of Leeds has been announced as Abigail Marshall Katung Ms Marshall Katung said she was “deeply honoured and humbled” to...

International graduate elected Lord Mayor of UK city

Source: Nick Corbett, The Pie News: 1 February 2024: A former international student from Nigeria, who settled in the UK after graduation, has been elected as the first African Lord Mayor of the...
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