New Lord Mayor of Leeds Inaugurated

Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung has become the 130th Lord Mayor of Leeds.

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00:00 Councillor Abigail Marshall-Katung has become the 130th Lord Mayor of Leeds.

00:07 She'll be supported throughout her tenure by her husband, Nigerian Senator and Lord

00:11 Mayor Consort, Senator Sunday Marshall-Katung, and she takes over from Councillor Al Garthwaite.

00:18 Councillor Marshall-Katung was born in Nigeria and arrived in the UK to study at the University

00:22 of Leeds as a postgraduate student in the Politics and International Studies Department

00:27 in 2000.

00:29 Following the passing of her father in 1999, who she credits as a profound influence on

00:34 her life, she resolved to honour his legacy and study in the UK.

00:38 Transitioning from student to professional life, she established her own business while

00:43 also embracing the joys and responsibilities of motherhood to twin sons, who are now pursuing

00:48 their own university studies.

00:51 Councillor Marshall-Katung was elected to represent the Little London and Woodhouse

00:54 Ward in 2019 and was re-elected in 2023.