Onkar Sahota
Onkar Sahota Member of the London Assembly for Ealing and Hillingdon | |
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| Assumed office 4 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Barnes |
| Majority | 8,242 (4.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence(s) | Southall and Ealing |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
| Profession | Doctor |
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Early life
Onkar Sahota grew up in Southall during the 1960s as one of five children, having three sisters and a brother. His parents had moved to the UK from India.[2] His father worked for British Airways before opening his own greengrocers.[3]
He studied medicine at the University of Sheffield, graduating in 1983, and is now a general practitioner at a surgery in Southall.
Political career
In 2012, Sahota was elected the new member for Ealing & Hillingdon on a 9.2% swing, defeating incumbent Conservative member and Deputy Mayor of London Richard Barnes. Sahota was re-elected in 2016 with an increased majority.[4] He served as the London Assembly Labour Group's lead spokesperson on health and was Chair of the Assembly's Health Committee.[5]
Sahota was re-elected in 2021 but with his majority halved.[6] In May 2022, Sahota was elected as Chair of the London Assembly.[7]
Policy
Sahota opposes the planned closure of the accident and emergency (A&E) ward at Ealing Hospital, and launched a petition to keep the facility open.[8] The campaign was ultimately successful and the closure plans were scrapped.[9] Sahota has also campaigned on issues including the Southall Waterside development and the impact of budgetary pressures on London's accident and emergency departments.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Results 2012 | London Elects". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ "About - Dr Onkar Sahota". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "About Onkar | Dr. Onkar Sahota | Working Hard for Ealing & Hillingdon". Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Ealing & Hillington 2016 results | London Elects" (PDF). londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "London Assembly – Membership of Committees/Bodies and Terms of Reference 2019/20 | London Assembly" (PDF). london.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "London Elects" (PDF). www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "London Assembly appoints new Chairs | London City Hall". www.london.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Petitions to Save Ealing & Central Middlesex Hospitals | Dr. Onkar Sahota | Working Hard for Ealing & Hillingdon". Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Ealing and Charing Cross A&E closure plans scrapped | BBC News". BBC News. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Austerity: overstretching our A&E departments | London City Hall". london.gov.uk. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Families hit out at London gasworks redevelopment". The guardian. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.