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Navin ShahCBE
Shah in 2019
Chair of the London Assembly
In office
May 2020 – May 2021
Preceded byJennette Arnold
Succeeded byAndrew Boff
Member of the London Assembly
Brent and Harrow
In office
1 May 2008 – 7 May 2021
Preceded byBob Blackman
Succeeded byKrupesh Hirani
Personal details
BornSeptember 1946 (age 78)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, British India
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
SpouseRekha
Children2
Alma materUniversity College London
OccupationArchitect

Navin Fakirchand Shah CBE (born September 1946) is a former British Labour Party politician who served as chair of the London Assembly between May 2020 and May 2021, and a Member of the London Assembly for Brent and Harrow from 2008 to 2021.

Background

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. 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, taking the constituency seat of Brent and Harrow, beating Conservative incumbent Bob Blackman. He was re-elected in 2012 and 2016. He later challenged Blackman for his Harrow East parliamentary seat at the 2017 general election, and was defeated by just 1,757 votes.

With the deferral of 2020 London Assembly election he was elected chair of London Assembly on the 15 May 2020 succeeding Jennette Arnold.

Shah was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for political and public service.

References

  1. "About Navin Shah". www.navinshah.com. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. "Navin Fakirchand SHAH - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. "Navin Shah". Greater London Authority. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. "London Borough Council Elections, 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Research Centre. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  5. "Results 2008". London Elects. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  6. "Results 2012". London Elects.
  7. "Results 2016". London Elects.
  8. Rodgers, Sienna (28 February 2018). "McDonnell-backed councillor selected in key marginal Harrow East". LabourList. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  9. Assembly, London (15 May 2020). "@NavinShah2016 has been elected as Chair of the Assembly.pic.twitter.com/GBMT40Fs2j". @LondonAssembly. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  10. "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B10.


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