Gagan Mohindra


Gagan Mohindra is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for South West Hertfordshire since the 2019 general election.

Early life

Gagan Mohindra was born into a Punjabi Hindu family in 1978. Mohindra's parents were both from Punjab, India and immigrated to the United Kingdom before Mohindra was born. His paternal grandfather served in the British Indian Army.

Political career

Mohindra was chosen as the Conservative candidate for South West Hertfordshire after former Justice Secretary, David Gauke, lost the whip for voting to block a no-deal Brexit. Mohindra was 41 years old at the time of his election, making him one of the younger Members of Parliament elected in the 2019 election.
Mohindra was elected as councillor for the Grange Hill Ward of the Epping Forest District Council in May 2006, and has served as a councillor for the Chigwell and Loughton Broadway division on Essex County Council since 2017. He continued in these roles after being elected to parliament. Mohindra is the chairman of the Essex Conservatives.
He stood for the Conservative Party candidate in North Tyneside in the 2010 United Kingdom general election and finished third in a traditionally strong Labour seat. He was also shortlisted to become MP for Brentwood and Ongar in 2017, but lost the nomination to Alex Burghart.
In 2020, Mohindra was appointed to the Public Accounts Committee.

Personal life

Mohindra has roots in the Punjab region of India, and is a member of the Conservative Friends of India, a group within the Conservative Party. Mohindra's parents were both Punjabi, and immigrated to the United Kingdom before Mohindra was born. Mohindra was raised as a Hindu. Mohindra read Mathematics at King's College London and worked in financial services, before founding the Chromex Group four years after graduating, where he worked until 2015. He is currently married to a privacy lawyer.