{{Short description|British politician (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Krupesh Hirani | honorific_suffix = AM | image = Krupesh Hirani (AM, 2025).png | image_size = | alt = | caption = Hirani in 2025 | office = Member of the London Assembly <br /> for Brent and Harrow | term_start = 8 May 2021 | term_end = | predecessor = Navin Shah | successor = | constituency = | party = Labour and Co-operative | birth_name = Krupesh Jadavji Hirani | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|29}} | birth_place = Park Royal, London, England | spouse = {{marriage|Amrat Vekaria|2013}} | children = 1 | alma_mater = University of Nottingham | website = {{URL|https://krupesh.co.uk/}} }}
'''Krupesh Jadavji Hirani''' (born 29 November 1985) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has been the London Assembly Member for Brent and Harrow since 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-08|title=London Assembly elections: Labour's Krupesh Hirani wins Brent and Harrow seat|url=https://www.easterneye.biz/london-assembly-elections-labours-krupesh-hirani-wins-brent-and-harrow-seat/|access-date=2021-05-10|website=EasternEye|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Hirani, Krupesh, (born 29 Nov. 1985), Member (Lab Co-op) Brent and Harrow, London Assembly, Greater London Authority, since 2021 |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-295948 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO |date=2021 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u295948 |isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 }}</ref> He previously represented Dudden Hill ward on Brent Council from 2010 to 2022.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.easterneye.biz/krupesh-hirani-promises-londons-recovery-to-be-fair-for-all/|title=Krupesh Hirani promises London's recovery to be fair for all|journal=Eastern Eye|date=11 May 2021|accessdate=12 May 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-01 |title=Councillor details - Councillor Krupesh Hirani |url=https://democracy.brent.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=631 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Brent Council |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Hirani was born in the Central Middlesex Hospital, London, to parents Jadavji Hirani and Hirbai Hirani.<ref name=":0" /> He attended Braintcroft Primary School in Neasden and then Preston Manor School in Wembley.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://krupesh.co.uk/|title=Cllr Krupesh Hirani AM|accessdate=12 May 2021}}</ref> He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in politics from the University of Nottingham.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/politics/news-items/2013/politics-alumni-prize-success.aspx|title=Politics Alumni Prize Success|website=University of Nottingham|date=13 December 2013|accessdate=12 May 2021}}</ref> Hirani received an Alumni Laureate Award from the university in 2013.<ref name=":0" />
==Career== From 2009 to 2015, Hirani was a policy manager at the disability charity Aspire. He was a London regional officer for the MS Society from 2015 to 2020.<ref name=":0" />
Hirani was elected to Brent London Borough Council in 2010, where he was responsible for public health.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Raffray|first=Nathalie|date=2021-02-09|title=Complaint over councillors' lockdown 'photo opp' rejected|url=https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/brent-councillors-lockdown-breach-thrown-out-7307768|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Kilburn Times|language=en-UK}}</ref> He has been chair of Metroland Cultures, a Brent-based arts organisation, since 2020.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=ABOUT |url=https://www.metrolandcultures.com/about/about/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Metroland |language=en}}</ref> Hirani was re-elected in 2014 and 2018, but did not stand in 2022.<ref name=":1" />
In 2019 Hirani announced his run for the London Assembly.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Raffray|first=Nathalie|date=2019-07-16|title=Dudden Hill councillor throws hat in ring to become next City Hall member for Brent|url=https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/local-council/cllr-kruspesh-hirani-s-london-assembly-bid-3819904|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Kilburn Times|language=en-UK}}</ref> He was elected at the 2021 London Assembly election to be a Labour and Co-operative member of the London Assembly for Brent and Harrow.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full results for the 2021 Mayor of London and London Assembly elections|url=https://www.times-series.co.uk/news/19289709.full-results-2021-gla-elections/|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Times Series|date=9 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
As a London Assembly Member, Krupesh has campaigned for community safety in his constituency, focusing on neighbourhood policing. He has also campaigned to raise awareness of Hinduphobia in London, urging the Metropolitan Police Service to better record it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hinduphobia {{!}} London City Hall |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/motions/hinduphobia |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=www.london.gov.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>
Currently, he chairs the Health Committee at the London Assembly. In his role, he has highlighted the benefits of improved air quality at London's schools<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Dave |date=2023-09-14 |title=City Hall says ULEZ raising air quality at more London schools |url=https://www.onlondon.co.uk/ulez-raising-air-quality-at-144-more-london-schools-to-legal-standards-city-hall/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=OnLondon |language=en-GB}}</ref> and helped tackle pollution in Neasden.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter) |first=Grant Williams (Local Democracy |date=2024-08-10 |title=Polluted Brent town to receive £3m for green spaces and high street revitalisation |url=https://harrowonline.org/2024/08/10/polluted-brent-town-to-receive-3m-for-green-spaces-and-high-street-revitalisation/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Harrow Online |language=en-US}}</ref> He has campaigned to improve the rates at which Londoners vaccinate their children against diseases such as measles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hirani |first=Krupesh |date=16 May 2024 |title=BBC London |url=https://x.com/KrupeshHirani/status/1791166238342656503 |website=X}}</ref> is the Deputy Chair of the Budget and Performance Committee. He also sits on the London Assembly's Audit Panel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-06 |title=Krupesh Hirani {{!}} London City Hall |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/london-assembly-members/krupesh-hirani |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=www.london.gov.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>
== Personal life == In 2013, Hirani married Amrat Vekaria; the couple have a daughter. He lists his recreations as politics, football and running.<ref name=":0" />
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== External links == * {{official website}} * [https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/london-assembly-members/krupesh-hirani Profile] at the London Assembly
{{Current London Assembly members}}
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