Nirj Deva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nirj Deva

British politician

Date of Birth: 11-May-1948

Place of Birth: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Thakur Artha Niranjan Joseph De Silva Deva Aditya, (born 11 May 1948), known as Nirj Deva, is a British politician.
A member of the Conservative Party, he served as a Member of the European Parliament representing South East England between 1999 and 2019.
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons from 1992 to 1997, for the seat of Brentford and Isleworth. Deva was born in Sri Lanka into a politically active family and was raised in Britain.
He was the fifth Asian-born person to be elected a Member of the House of Commons, and in 1999 became the second so-born to be elected as a Conservative to the European Parliament which operates via a party list system.
In November 2011 Deva became the European Conservatives and Reformists Group's candidate for President of the European Parliament, following three UN-related roles, representing the European Union, in the 2005 to 2006 period.