# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/abigail-marshall-katung
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:26:59.643Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/abigail-marshall-katung"
name: "Abigail Marshall Katung"
slug: "abigail-marshall-katung"
description: "Abigail Marshall Katung 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 United Kingdom to study at 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, becoming the first elected councillor from Africa to hold the council position, the second black person after Eileen Taylor, and the 130th of all. Abigail was also reported to have held various roles within the Leeds City Council, including “chairing the scrutiny board for adult health and active lifestyles and the scrutiny board for infrastructure, investment, and inclusive growth."
tagline: "Member of Leeds City Council"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cllr_Abigail_Marshall-Katung_near_Hibiscus_Rising._LEEDS_2023_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1973-12-07"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.415768
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  194
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump