The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP

Iain was elected Member of Parliament for Chingford in 1992, and he was re-elected in 1997 as Member of Parliament for the re-drawn constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green. Iain was promoted to William Hague’s Shadow Cabinet in 1997, serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security and in 1999 as the Shadow Defence Secretary.

In 2001, Iain was elected Leader of the Conservative Party. After stepping down in 2003, he set up the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), an independent think tank committed to tackling poverty and social breakdown. Iain worked tirelessly as Chairman of the CSJ until the 2010 General Election, when he was appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. He served in this position until March 2016. Iain remains the Member of Parliament for Chingford and Woodford Green.

The Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP

Honorary Chief Patron
The Conservative Friends of India is very proud to have as it’s Honorary Chief Patron, The Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP.

The Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP

Honorary Chief Patron
The Conservative Friends of India is very proud to have as it’s Honorary Chief Patron, The Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP.

The Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP

Honorary Chief Patron
The Conservative Friends of India is very proud to have as it’s Honorary Chief Patron, The Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP.

The Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP

Honorary Chief Patron
The Conservative Friends of India is very proud to have as it’s Honorary Chief Patron, The Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP.

Ms. Nus Ghani MP

Patron
Member of Parliament for Wealden
Serving as Member of Parliament for Wealden since 2010. Appointed Parliamentary Under- Secretary at the Department of Transport and Assistant Whip at the Treasury in 2018.

Ms. Nus Ghani MP

Dr. Prem Sharma OBE

Founder and Patron
Dr. Prem Sharma, OBE has worked tirelessly in providing a platform for the Asian people.He is a pioneer in many ways and took initiative in promoting young Asian people in many areas most notably in politics. The result of which you see today, a dinner, in honour of the first Asian Home Secretary of State Rt. Hon’ble Sajid Javid, MP and many other Asians who are now MP’s and Ministers.

Anil Sharma

Patron
A senior community and business leader. A long-standing executive committee member of the Punjabi Society of The British Isles. He has mentored up and coming entrepreneurs and prospective young British Indians who have a future in representing the community either in local government or parliament.

Dr Ravi Gidar

Patron
Having qualified as a pharmacist in 1981 Ravi took on a position of relief manager for Boots. From here building up a chain of 10 pharmacies within the South east.

Dr Atul Pathak OBE

Patron
Atul Pathak is one of the UK’s most successful franchise entrepreneurs. Arriving from India in 1984, he opened his first restaurant in 2003 and now employs more than 3,000 staff who between them will serve over 28 million customers this year.

Tejinder Sekhon

Patron
Tejinder is a self-made award-winning entrepreneur; he has founded two start-ups, which have become multi-million pound companies. He strongly believes in doing business with consciousness: his development company “Redsky Homes” is renowned for both sustainable and ethical development. Tejinder is a philanthropist at heart and has done considerable charitable work in Odhisa and Punjab.

Amrish Patel

Patron & Treasurer
Amrish has built a reputation as a leading, international eco residential designer developer, my private client list includes some of the worlds well known business leaders . Amrish is one of the UK’s most respected architectural designer and currently working on major projects in the UK, across Europe and in the Middle East and Asia.

Rishi Patel

Patron
Rishi Patel is an innovative and versatile leader with over a decade experience in financial service, financial markets and financial technology.

Bob Blackman MP

Vice Chair
Member of Parliament for Harrow East
Serving as Member of Parliament for Harrow East since 2010. In 2010 he was elected a member of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee and elected Secretary of the 1922 in 2015. Between 2004 and 2008 Bob was also member of the Greater London Assembly for Brent and Harrow . He was Party leader at Brent Council from 1990 to 2010.

Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP

Vice Chair
Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet
Serving as Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnett since 2005. Served as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury between 2005-2007, Shadow Chief Secretary of State for Transport between 2007-2010. Minister of State at the Department of Transport ( Rail and Aviation) between 2010-2012 and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland between 2012-2016.

Paul Scully MP

Vice Chair
Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam
Serving as a Member of Parliament Sutton and Cheam since 2015. Appointed Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Brunei, Thailand and Burma. Paul is also the Party’s Vice Chairman for the London region. Prior to being elected an MP’, he was Party Leader at Sutton Council 2007

Zac Goldsmith MP

Co-Chairman
MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston
Zac Goldsmith was born in 1975, and grew up in Richmond where he has lived for most of his life.
He was first elected MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston in 2010 and re-elected in 2015.
He has been voted among the top MPs for engagement with his constituents, and has won numerous awards for his campaigns in Parliament.