Virendra Sharma

Virendra Sharma

Infobox MP


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name = Virendra Kumar Sharma
honorific-suffix = MP
constituency_MP = Ealing Southall
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majority = 5,070 (13.8%)
predecessor = Piara Khabra
successor = Incumbent
term_start = 19 July 2007
term_end =
birth_date = 1947
birth_place = India
death_date =
death_place =
nationality = British
spouse =
party = Labour
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children =
residence =
alma_mater = London School of Economics
occupation = Politician
profession = Member of Parliament
religion = Hindu


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Virendra Kumar Sharma (born 1947) is a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing Southall. He was elected as MP in the Ealing Southall by-election, held on 19 July 2007. The by-election was called following the death of the sitting Labour MP, Piara Khabra on 19 June 2007. [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/virendra_sharma/ealing%2C_southall TheyWorkForYou.com - Virendra Sharma] ]

Virendra Sharma is a loyal Labour MP, who has never voted against the government in Parliament.. Sharma is currently also a local councillor for the Norwood Green electoral ward and a school governor at the Three Bridges and Wolf Fields schools.

Voting record

How Virendra Sharma voted on key issues since 2007:( [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/virendra_sharma/ealing%2C_southall] ):
* Has never voted on a transparent Parliament.
* Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws.
* Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war.
* Has never voted on equal gay rights.

Background

Virendra Sharma was born in India and educated at the London School of Economics. [http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/ealingsouthall Profile of Ealing Southall seat including information on Sharma] ] He speaks fluent Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu. He is married with a grown-up son and daughter and three grandchildren. Prior to his election as an MP, Sharma had been a councillor for 25 years and had been elected Mayor of Ealing during these 25 years..

References

External links

* [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/virendra_sharma/ealing%2C_southall TheyWorkForYou.com - Virendra Sharma]
* [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?id=uk.org.publicwhip/member/2027&showall=yes#divisions Full parliamentary voting record from the 'Public Whip']
* [http://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/news/yourmps/ Monthly local newspaper column writen by Virendra Sharma]
* [http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/ealingsouthall Profile of Ealing Southall seat including information on Sharma] * [http://www.ealing.gov.uk/services/council/councillors/atoz_councillors/councillor_virendra_sharma.html Profile as councillor on Ealing Borough Council website]
* [http://www.labouronline.org/wibs/166563/home Labour Party website: Ealing Southall]
* [http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/1995/4/1995-4-03.shtml Dharma - Has It Impacted The UK Political Scene?] Hinduism Today, April 1995
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4796188.ece Sunday Times article referencing Sharma 21/09/2008]
* [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/jonathan_isaby/blog/2008/04/18/labour_mp_clings_to_council_seat Daily Telegraph blog entry about Sharma 18/04/2008]


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