Lord Navnit Dholakia

Lord Navnit Dholakia is a British Liberal Democrat politician and a deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. He was born in Tanzania on 4 March 1937 to Permananddas Mulji Dholakia and Shantabai Permananddas Dholakia. He was educated in Tanzania and India, studying at the Home School and Institute of Science in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. Dholakia came to Britain to study at Brighton Technical College, taking his first job as a medical laboratory technician at Southlands Hospital in Shoreham-by-Sea. 

Dholakia became involved in politics in the 1960s, and he was elected to Brighton Borough Council in 1973. He served on the council for 12 years, and he was the leader of the Liberal group from 1978 to 1985. 

In 1987, Dholakia was elected to the House of Commons as the MP for Brighton Pavilion. He served in the House of Commons for 10 years, and he was a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee and the European Scrutiny Committee.