{{Short description|British politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Tony Devenish | title = | honorific_suffix = | image = Tony Devenish AM.png | caption = Devenish in 2017 | constituency_AM = West Central | assembly = London | term_start = 6 May 2016 | term_end = 6 May 2024 | predecessor = Kit Malthouse | successor = James Small-Edwards | office2 = Member of Westminster City Council for Knightsbridge and Belgravia | term_start2 = May 2006 | birth_name = Anthony Stuart Devenish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|3|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = London, England, UK | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | party = Conservative Party | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Anthony Stuart Devenish''' (born 31 March 1968) is a British politician who served as the member of the London Assembly for West Central between 2016 and 2024.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.london.gov.uk//people/assembly/tony-devenish|title=Tony Devenish|date=19 April 2016|website=London City Hall|access-date=31 October 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Devenish, Anthony Stuart, (born 31 March 1968), Member (C) West Central, London Assembly, Greater London Authority, since 2016 |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-287536 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO |date=2017 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u287536|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 }}</ref> A member of the Conservative Party, he is also a councillor on Westminster City Council, representing the Knightsbridge and Belgravia ward. Devenish is a member of the Conservative Friends of Israel group.
== Early life and career == Devenish was born in London in 1968.<ref name=":1" /> Graduated from Coventry Polytechnic with BA (Hons) Degree in Modern Studies, former member of the Federation of Conservative Students. Prior to his political career, he worked in infrastructure and property, with roles at Rolls-Royce from 1990 to 1997 (where he was one of the youngest overseas managers for the company), Kvaerner (1998–99) and Thames Water (1999–2004). He latterly worked for Veolia (2004–12).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
== Political career == Devenish was first elected to Westminster City Council in 2006, being re-elected in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. He represents a ward centred on the affluent areas of Knightsbridge and Belgravia, which can be considered a safe seat for his party, the Conservatives.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.election.demon.co.uk/wcc/kbe.html|title=Knightsbridge and Belgravia Ward 2002-|website=Westminster City Council Election Results|access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Teale |first=Andrew |title=Knightsbridge and Belgravia Ward |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/376/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=Local Elections Archive Project}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Knightsbridge and Belgravia |url=https://www.westminster.gov.uk/about-council/democracy/elections-referendums-and-how-vote/local-elections-5-may-2022/knightsbridge-and-belgravia |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=Westminster City Council |language=en}}</ref>
He stood as the Conservative candidate in Houghton and Washington East, a safe seat for the Labour Party, at both the 2001 and 2005 general elections. Devenish came second in 2001, and third in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Houghton And Washington East :: UK General Election 2001 |url=http://electionhub.co.uk/uk/2001/const/houghtonwash |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=electionhub.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Houghton And Washington East :: UK General Election 2005 |url=http://electionhub.co.uk/uk/2005/const/houghtonwash |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=electionhub.co.uk}}</ref>
He was elected to the London Assembly for West Central at the 2016 elections, and re-elected at the 2021 elections, which were delayed by a year owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=London Mayor and Assembly 2016 election results |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2016/london/results |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=London elections 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c27kz1m3j9mt |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2022, he was a member of the Assembly's Environment, Housing and Police and Crime Committees.<ref name=":0" />
== Personal life == Devenish lists his recreations as "travel", noting that he "previously lived and worked in [the] Gulf and Far East" from 1990 to 1999.<ref name=":1" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.london.gov.uk/people/assembly/tony-devenish Tony Devenish] at the London Assembly * [https://www.tonydevenish.org.uk/ Tony Devenish's personal website]
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