Navin Shah
Navin Fakirchand Shah (born September 1946[2]) is a British Labour politician.[3]
Navin Shah | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the London Assembly | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jennette Arnold |
| Member of the London Assembly Brent and Harrow | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Blackman |
| Majority | 29,796 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1946 (age 73) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Rekha |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Occupation | Architect |
Shah moved to the United Kingdom in 1973 to study at University College London. He joined the Labour Party in 1977 and was elected to Harrow London Borough Council as a councillor for Kenton East Ward in 1994.[4] Shah was Leader of Harrow Council from 2004 to 2006, and remained the Harrow Labour Group Leader until June 2008.
He was elected as a member of the London Assembly at the 2008 assembly elections,[5] taking the constituency seat of Brent and Harrow, beating Conservative incumbent Bob Blackman. He was re-elected in 2012[6] and 2016.[7] He later challenged Blackman for his Harrow East parliamentary seat at the 2017 general election, and was defeated by just 1,757 votes.[8]
With the deferral of 2020 London Assembly election he was appointed chair of London Assembly on the 15 May 2020 succeeding Jennette Arnold.[9]
References
- "About Navin Shah". www.navinshah.com. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "Navin Fakirchand SHAH - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "Navin Shah". Greater London Authority. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- "London Borough Council Elections, 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Research Centre. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- "Results 2008". London Elects. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- "Results 2012". London Elects.
- "Results 2016". London Elects.
- Rodgers, Sienna (28 February 2018). "McDonnell-backed councillor selected in key marginal Harrow East". LabourList. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- Assembly, London (15 May 2020). "@NavinShah2016 has been elected as Chair of the Assembly.pic.twitter.com/GBMT40Fs2j". @LondonAssembly. Retrieved 15 May 2020.