Nirj Deva
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Nirj Deva MEP DL FRSA |
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Deva in 2010
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Member of the European Parliament for South East England |
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Assumed office 10 June 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth |
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In office 9 April 1992 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Barney Hayhoe |
| Succeeded by | Ann Keen |
| Majority | 2,086 |
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Niranjan Joseph De Silva Deva Aditya 11 May 1948 Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon |
| Citizenship | Sri Lankan & UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations |
European Conservatives and Reformists |
| Spouse(s) | Indra |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | London |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website |
nirjdeva europarl..NIRJ_DEVA |
Niranjan Joseph De Silva Deva Aditya DL FRSA (born 11 May 1948), commonly known as Nirj Deva, is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been a Member of the European Parliament representing South East England since 1999. He was previously a Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons from 1992 to 1997, representing the constituency of Brentford and Isleworth.
Deva was born in Sri Lanka into a politically active family, and was raised in Britain. He was only the fourth Asian-born person to be elected a Member of the House of Commons, and was the first Asian-born person to be elected as a Conservative member of the European Parliament.
Deva was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to a leading family of Rajasthani (Indian) descent, and is a Roman Catholic. He spent his Primary and secondary education at St. Joseph's College, which is a leading Catholic school in Colombo. He holds Sri Lankan and British citizenship, and speaks Sinhalese and English.
Deva was educated at Loughborough University, where he completed a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and was subsequently a Postgraduate Research Fellow in Economics.
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