Awards for Bridging Cultures

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  • The judging panel
    • Baroness Verma

• Judging
  • The judging panel
    • Eddie Botsio
    • Ted Cantle
    • Prakesh Daswani
    • Dr Alison Elliot
    • John Hall
    • Mimi Harker
    • Ibrahim Mogra
    • Heather Petch
    • Ranjit Sondhi
    • Dr Cathy Stephens OBE
    • Baroness Verma
    • Maire Young

The Baroness Verma of Leicester

Shadow Minister for Universities, Innovation and Skills in the House of Lords

Born in Amritsar in Punjab, India, Baroness Verma moved to England as child with her parents in 1960. she is a businesswoman, member of the House of Lords and currently Opposition Whip and Opposition Spokesperson for Education and Skills and for Health. In 2006 she was made a Patron of the Tory Reform Group.  She was a parliamentary candidate in two general elections (2001 and 2005) and was created a Conservative life peer as Baroness Verma of Leicester in May 2006. Baroness Verma is married and has a daughter and a son.