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Gagan Mohindra
British politician (born 1978) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gagan Mohindra (born 7 April 1978)[1] is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Hertfordshire since 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons since November 2024, serving alongside Joy Morrissey.[2]
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Early life and career
Gagan Mohindra was born on 7 April 1978 into a Punjabi Hindu family.[3] His parents were both from Punjab, and immigrated to the United Kingdom before Mohindra was born. His paternal grandfather served in the British Indian Army.[4] Mohindra was raised as a Hindu.[3]
Mohindra read Mathematics at King's College London and worked in financial services, before founding the Chromex Group four years after graduating, where he worked until 2015.[5]
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Political career
Mohindra was elected as a Conservative Party councillor for the Grange Hill Ward of Epping Forest District Council in May 2006, and served as a councillor for the Chigwell and Loughton Broadway division on Essex County Council till 2021.[6] He continued in these roles, unpaid, after being elected to Parliament until 2021.[7] Mohindra was also previously Chairman of Essex Conservatives.
At the 2010 general election, Mohindra stood in North Tyneside, coming third with 18.3% of the vote behind the Labour candidate Mary Glindon and the Liberal Democrat candidate.[8][9]
He was also shortlisted to become MP for Brentwood and Ongar in 2017, but lost the nomination to Alex Burghart.[7]
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Parliamentary career
At the 2019 general election, Mohindra was elected to Parliament as MP for South West Hertfordshire with 49.6% of the vote and a majority of 14,408.[10] He was one of 15 MPs of Indian origin elected at the 2019 general election.[3]
He is a member of the Conservative Friends of India, a group within the Conservative Party.[11]
In 2020, Mohindra was appointed to the Public Accounts Committee.[12]
In October 2020, Mohindra voted against the opposition motion to provide free school meals to children during school holidays.[13]
On 13 June 2022, Mohindra was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Priti Patel, the home secretary,[14] and was appointed as an Assistant Government Whip on 18 September 2023.[15]
At the 2024 general election, Mohindra was re-elected as MP for South West Hertfordshire with a decreased vote share of 34.1% and a decreased majority of 4,456.[16] He became Shadow Minister for Education in July 2024.[17]
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