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Tan Dhesi
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Punjabi: ਤਨਮਨਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਢੇਸੀ; born 17 August 1978), commonly known as Tan Dhesi, is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Slough since 2017.
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi was born on 17 August 1978 in Slough to Indian immigrants. He spent his early years in Chalvey. He is the son of Jaspal Singh Dhesi, who runs a construction company in the UK, and the former president of Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, in Gravesend, which is the largest gurdwara in the UK.
Dhesi received most of his primary education in Punjab, before returning to the UK at the age of 9. He has a bachelor's degree in mathematics with Management Studies from University College London, studied Applied Statistics at Keble College, Oxford, and has a Master of Philosophy in the History and Politics of South Asia from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
Following in his father's footsteps, Dhesi worked in construction for much of his life, running his own construction company in Scotland. He served as Director for Dhesi Construction Limited which became insolvent as records show on Companies House from July 2002 to January 2007 and DGP Logistics PLC from October 2005 to April 2011.
Dhesi represented Northfleet North on Gravesham Borough Council from 2007 to 2015, and was Mayor of Gravesham from 2011 to 2012. He was elected represent Northfleet and Gravesham West on Kent County Council in 2017, serving alongside Lauren Sullivan until his resignation in 2019.
Other voluntary roles whilst serving as a councillor include as school governor at two schools, a trustee with Alzheimer and Dementia Support Services, an advisor and member of Mencap and a member of the Independent Police Advisory Group to Kent Police.
At the 2015 general election, Dhesi stood as the Labour candidate in Gravesham, coming second with 30.1% of the vote behind the incumbent Conservative MP Adam Holloway.
Dhesi was elected to Parliament at the snap 2017 general election as MP for Slough with 62.9% of the vote and a majority of 16,998. He became the UK's first turbaned MP. Dhesi gave his maiden speech in the House of Commons in July 2017.
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Tan Dhesi
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Punjabi: ਤਨਮਨਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਢੇਸੀ; born 17 August 1978), commonly known as Tan Dhesi, is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Slough since 2017.
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi was born on 17 August 1978 in Slough to Indian immigrants. He spent his early years in Chalvey. He is the son of Jaspal Singh Dhesi, who runs a construction company in the UK, and the former president of Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara, in Gravesend, which is the largest gurdwara in the UK.
Dhesi received most of his primary education in Punjab, before returning to the UK at the age of 9. He has a bachelor's degree in mathematics with Management Studies from University College London, studied Applied Statistics at Keble College, Oxford, and has a Master of Philosophy in the History and Politics of South Asia from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
Following in his father's footsteps, Dhesi worked in construction for much of his life, running his own construction company in Scotland. He served as Director for Dhesi Construction Limited which became insolvent as records show on Companies House from July 2002 to January 2007 and DGP Logistics PLC from October 2005 to April 2011.
Dhesi represented Northfleet North on Gravesham Borough Council from 2007 to 2015, and was Mayor of Gravesham from 2011 to 2012. He was elected represent Northfleet and Gravesham West on Kent County Council in 2017, serving alongside Lauren Sullivan until his resignation in 2019.
Other voluntary roles whilst serving as a councillor include as school governor at two schools, a trustee with Alzheimer and Dementia Support Services, an advisor and member of Mencap and a member of the Independent Police Advisory Group to Kent Police.
At the 2015 general election, Dhesi stood as the Labour candidate in Gravesham, coming second with 30.1% of the vote behind the incumbent Conservative MP Adam Holloway.
Dhesi was elected to Parliament at the snap 2017 general election as MP for Slough with 62.9% of the vote and a majority of 16,998. He became the UK's first turbaned MP. Dhesi gave his maiden speech in the House of Commons in July 2017.