Shailesh Vara

The Right Honourable

Shailesh Vara

MP
The Right Honourable; Shailesh Vara; MP
	File:Official portrait of Mr Shailesh Vara MP crop 2.jpg Official portrait, 2020
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
	In office; 7 July 2022 – 6 September 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Brandon Lewis
Succeeded by	Chris Heaton-Harris
Minister of State for Northern Ireland
	In office; 9 January 2018 – 15 November 2018
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Chloe Smith
Succeeded by	John Penrose
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
	In office; 8 May 2015 – 17 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron; Theresa May;
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Caroline Nokes
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid
	In office; 7 October 2013 – 17 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Helen Grant
Succeeded by	Sam Gyimah
Member of Parliament; for North West Cambridgeshire
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Brian Mawhinney
Majority	25,983 (40.3%)
Personal details
Born	Shailesh Lakhman Vara; 4 September 1960 (age 64); Uganda Protectorate
Nationality	File:Flag of England.svg England; File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda;
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Brunel University
Profession	Solicitor
Website	www.shaileshvara.com

Shailesh Lakhman Vara (born 4 September 1960) is a Ugandan-British politician. He was the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from July 2022 to September 2022.^[1] He is a member of the Conservative Party. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Cambridgeshire since the 2005 general election.

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