MPs

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.

Patron
Member of Parliament for Chingford & Woodford Green
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.

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.

Patron
Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorks)
Rishi Sunak was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 9 January 2018.
Rishi went to Winchester College and studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University. He was also a Fulbright Scholar at Stanford University (USA) where he studied for his MBA.

Patron
Member of Parliament for Tonbridge and Malling
Tom Tugendhat was elected as Member of Parliament for Tonbridge and Malling in 2015 and was re-elected in 2017. On his return to Parliament, he was elected to be Chair of the influential Foreign Affairs Select Committee.

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.

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.

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

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.