Kanishka Narayan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Vale of Glamorgan | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Alun Cairns |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Stanford University[1] |
Kanishka Narayan (born c.1991)[1] is a British Labour party politician elected as Member of Parliament for the Vale of Glamorgan constituency in the general election held on 4 July 2024.
Early life and education
editNarayan was born in Bihar, India. His family moved to Cardiff when he was 12 years old[1] and he grew up in the city.[2] He spend one year at Cathays High School, but then went to the Eton College in Berkshire with help of a scholarship.[3] He studied PPE at Oxford University, before gaining an MBA from Stanford University in the USA.[1]
Narayan says he joined the Labour Party when he was 18.[2]
Career
editNarayan was a civil servant in the Cabinet Office under David Cameron and also at the Environment Department under Liz Truss.[1] He has also worked in the private sector giving financial advice to businesses.[4]
Narayan has also volunteered with the Citizens Advice and The Trussel Trust.[4]
2024 general election
editIn 2023 Narayan moved from Cardiff to live on the Waterfront in Barry, in the Vale of Glamorgan, a couple of weeks after being selected as the Labour candidate for the Vale of Glamorgan constituency.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Prince, Rosa (August 2023). "London Playbook - Postcard from Vale of Glamorgan". Politico. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b Jamshidian, Harry (20 June 2020). "Labour's Kanishka Narayan ready for General Election fight". Barry and District News. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Courea, Eleni (5 June 2020). "Rising stars who could play a big part in a Labour government". theguardian.com. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b Mosalski, Ruth; Summer, Ben (3 July 2020). "General election 2024: Find out more about the candidates standing in the Vale of Glamorgan". Wales Online. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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