Natasha Asghar
Natasha Asghar | |
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Natasha Asghar in 2021 | |
| Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Children, Young People and Education | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2024 | |
| Leader | Darren Millar |
| Preceded by | Tom Giffard |
| Shadow Minister for Transport | |
| In office 27 May 2021 – 5 December 2024 | |
| Leader | Andrew RT Davies |
| Preceded by | Russell George |
| Succeeded by | Peter Fox |
| Member of the Senedd for South Wales East | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Welsh Conservatives |
| Other political affiliations | Plaid Cymru (until 2009) |
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Natasha Asghar is a Welsh Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of the Senedd for the South Wales East region since 2021, and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education since December 2024. Her father Mohammad Asghar represented the same constituency until his death in 2020. She is the first female ethnic minority member of the Senedd. She was awarded the Devolved Politician of the Year Award at the House of Commons for her work in relation to the 20MPH campaign in Wales in 2024 and she was also awarded the Iron Lady Award in the House of Lords for her contribution in politics.