Nirj Deva

Nirj Deva FRSA DL
Deva in 2010
Member of the European Parliament for South East England
In office 10 June 1999 – 1 July 2019
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Belinda De Camborne Lucy
Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth
In office 9 April 1992 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	Barney Hayhoe
Succeeded by	Ann Keen
Personal details
Born	Niranjan Joseph De Silva Deva Aditya (1948-05-11) 11 May 1948 (age 76) Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
Citizenship	Sri Lanka and United Kingdom
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	European Conservatives and Reformists
Spouse	Indra
Children	1
Residence	London
Website	www.nirjdeva.co.uk European Parliament

Thakur Artha Niranjan Joseph De Silva Deva Aditya, FRSA, DL (born 11 May 1948), known as Nirj Deva, is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for South East England from 1999 to 2019. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons from 1992 to 1997, for the seat of Brentford and Isleworth.

Deva was born in Sri Lanka into a politically active family and was raised in Britain. He was the fifth Asian-born person to be elected a Member of the House of Commons, and in 1999 became the second so-born to be elected as a Conservative to the European Parliament which operates via a party list system. In November 2011 Deva became the European Conservatives and Reformists Group's candidate for President of the European Parliament, following three UN-related roles, representing the European Union, in the 2005 to 2006 period.^[1][2]