| Navin Shah AM | |
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| Member of the London Assembly for Brent and Harrow |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Blackman |
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| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Occupation | Architect |
Navin Shah is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the London Assembly and has been a councillor in the London Borough of Harrow since 1994.
Shah is a self-employed architect.
Shah joined the Labour Party in 1977 and was first elected to Harrow Council in 1994 for Kenton East ward. In 2004 he became Council leader, becoming Leader of the opposition in 2006. He served as a Harrow representative on the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) and in turn represented LFEPA on the Local Government Association's Urban Commission.[1]
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 mainly thank to the Lib-Dem voters defecting to vote Labour. He continued to serve on LFEPA, now as an Assembly Member, and also sits on the Metropolitan Police Authority, the Audit Panel, the Health and Public Services Committee and the Planning and Spatial Development Committee.[2]
Navin Shah is hoping to stand as the next candidate in Harrow East after Tony McNulty lost his seat in the 2010 General Election.
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