Krish Raval, Baron Raval
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Krish Kumar Sureshchandra Raval, Baron Raval, OBE is a British lawyer, life peer and the director of Faith in Leadership.
The Lord Raval | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 29 January 2025 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Krish Kumar Sureshchandra Raval Ethiopia |
| Political party | Labour |
Early life and education
Raval was born in Ethiopia to Indian parents. He read law at Trinity College, Cambridge and the University of Sheffield.[1][2]
Career
Raval is the director of Faith in Leadership, an organization focused on interfaith cooperation for the public good established in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings, and is a faculty member of the University of Cambridge's School of Divinity.[1][3] He is also Chair of Labour Indians,[4] and a member of City Sikhs' Advisory Board.[2]
He was nominated for a life peerage in December 2024 by Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the Labour Party as part of the 2024 Political Peerages.[5] He was created Baron Raval, of Hertsmere in the County of Hertfordshire on 29 January 2025,[6] swearing his oath of allegiance on the Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is.[7]
Personal life
Raval is Hindu.[1] As a child, he attended the Bhaktivedanta Manor in Hertfordshire. He is married to Dr. Lucy Raval, the Lady Raval.[7]
References
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