Virendra Sharma

Virendra Kumar Sharma (Hindi: वीरेंद्र कुमार शर्मा, Punjabi: ਵਰਿੰਦਰ ਕੁਮਾਰ ਸ਼ਰਮਾ; born 5 April 1947) is a British-Indian Labour Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing Southall since winning the seat at a by-election in 2007.

Virendra Sharma
वीरेंद्र शर्मा
ਵਰਿੰਦਰ ਸ਼ਰਮਾ
Member of Parliament
for Ealing Southall
Assumed office
19 July 2007
Preceded byPiara Khabra
Majority16,084 (38.1%)
Personal details
Born
Virendra Kumar Sharma

(1947-04-05) 5 April 1947
Mandhali, Punjab, British India
NationalityBritish-Indian
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Nirmala Sharma
(m. 1968)
Children2
Alma materLondon School of Economics
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.virendrasharma.com

In 2023, to celebrate 75 years of India's independence, the British Council’s India/UK Together’s Season of Culture organised the India UK Achievers Honours in partnership with the National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK (NISAU) to recognise the work of 75 young achievers, 8 outstanding achievers, 3 living legends and one lifetime achiever, who have been educated in the UK. Sharma has been awarded as a living legend at the India UK Achievers Honours.

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