Natasha Asghar

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Natasha Asghar
MS
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Member of the Senedd
for South Wales East
Assumed office
8 May 2021
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Political partyWelsh Conservatives
Other political
affiliations		Plaid Cymru (until 2009)

Natasha Asghar is a Welsh Conservative Party politician who represents South Wales East in the Senedd since the 2021 Senedd election. Her father Mohammad Asghar represented the same constituency until his death in 2020.[1] She is the first female ethnic minority member of the Senedd.[2] She was named as one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2021.[3]

Political career[]

Asghar was named the Welsh Conservative’s Shadow Minister for Transport and Technology and worked to see the creation an All Wales Travel Card similar to the Oyster card in London.[4]

Asghar stood as a Plaid Cymru candidate in the 2007 National Assembly for Wales election in Blaenau Gwent[5] and for the Wales seat in the 2009 European elections before joining the Conservative party on 8 December 2009 at the same time as her father.[6] She unsuccessfully contested Torfaen at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election.[7]

Asghar has been unsuccessful in her candidacy for the House of Commons seat of Newport East in 2015 and 2017.[8]

In May 2021, Asghar was highlighted as one of British Vogue's "5 Forces For Change".[9] Since being elected Natasha has done interviews for BBC, ITV, The South Wales Argus, The National, The Caerphilly Observer, the Welsh magazine Golwg and appeared on Sharp End.[10]

She was named as one of the BBC's 100 Women in December 2021.[3]

Personal life[]

She is the daughter of the late Conservative assembly member Mohammad Asghar.[11]

Education[]

Asghar holds a BA in Politics and Social Policy and a Masters in Contemporary British Policy and Media from the University of London.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Natasha Asghar to stand for Welsh Conservatives in Senedd Elections". Caerphilly Observer. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Natasha Asghar becomes first female Senedd member from a BAME background". ITV News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  4. ^ "Asghar welcomes positive response to her calls for an All-Wales Travel Card". Natasha Asghar MS. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  5. ^ Young Candidates, Plaid Cymru
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 October 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "BBC News - Election 2011 - Wales - Torfaen". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  8. ^ "Natasha Asghar - Candidate for South Wales East in Senedd Cymru elections (Regions)". Democracy Club Candidates. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  9. ^ "5 Forces For Change That Made Waves In May". British Vogue. 2021-05-30. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  10. ^ a b "About Natasha Asghar/Mwy am Natasha Asghar". Natasha Asghar MS. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  11. ^ "Natasha Asghar to stand for Welsh Conservatives in Senedd Elections". Caerphilly Observer. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-05-08.


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