Dolar Popat
Dolar Popat, Baron Popat (born 14 June 1953) is a Ugandan-British accountant, businessman and Conservative life peer in the House of Lords.
The Right Honourable The Lord Popat | |
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Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 9 January 2013 – 7 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Younger of Leckie |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Courtown |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 4 February 2013 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dolar Amarshi Popat 14 June 1953 Busolwe, Uganda |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Lady Sandhya Popat |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Stanmore, London |
| Alma mater | Kilburn Polytechnic Chartered Institute of Management Accountants |
| Website | Official website |
He became a Member of the House of Lords in July 2010 and is the first Gujarati to represent the Conservative Party in the upper house. From January 2013 to March 2015 he served as a Minister of the Crown at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, and the Department for Transport. He was Lord-in-Waiting, with the duties of a party whip. He was subsequently appointed as the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Rwanda and Uganda in January 2016.
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