Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma

Baroness Verma at the Mock Council of the European Union.

Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma (born 30 June 1959)^[1] is an Indian English politician and, as a member of the House of Lords, is the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development and Ministerial Champion for tackling Violence Against Women & Girls Overseas, a role that she has held since 13 May 2015.^[2][3][4] She was formerly a Government Whip and Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office, International Development and Equalities and Women's Issues.^[5] Until the formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition following the May 2010 general election she had been an Opposition Whip and Spokesperson for Education and Skills and for Health. In 2006 Lady Verma was made a Patron of the Tory Reform Group.

Born in Amritsar in Punjab, India she moved as a child with her parents to England in 1960. She was created a Conservative life peer on 2 June 2006 taking the title Baroness Verma, of Leicester in the County of Leicestershire,^[6][7] having been an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate in two general elections (2001 and 2005) - in Hull East in 2001, where she finished third, and in Wolverhampton South West in 2005, where she came second to the Labour incumbent, Rob Marris.^[8] Since 1977, Lady Verma has been married to Ashok Verma. They have a daughter and a son.

References

1. "Birthdays". The Guardian (Guardian Media). 30 June 2014. p. 33.
2. "Ministers". gov.uk.
3. "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development Baroness Verma". gov.uk.
4. "Sandip Verma @Baroness_Verma". Twitter.
5. http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/sandip-verma/35518
6. The London Gazette: no. 58004. p. 7793. 7 June 2006.
7. House of Lords (2006-06-22). "Announcement of her introduction at the House of Lords". minutes of proceedings. Retrieved 2006-10-28.
8. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/person/5951/sandip-verma

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