Natasha Asghar | |
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Shadow Minister for Transport | |
Assumed office 27 May 2021 | |
Leader | Andrew RT Davies |
Preceded by | Russell George |
Member of the Senedd for South Wales East | |
Assumed office 8 May 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | October 1983 [1] Newport, Wales |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Welsh Conservatives |
Other political affiliations | Plaid Cymru (until 2009) |
Natasha Asghar is a Welsh Conservative Party politician has served as Member of the Senedd for the South Wales East region and Shadow Minister for Transport since 2021. Her father Mohammad Asghar represented the same constituency until his death in 2020.[2] She is the first female ethnic minority member of the Senedd. She stood for the Conservative Party's nomination for Mayor of London in the 2024 mayoral election, but was not shortlisted.