| Navin Shah | |
| Office: | Chair of the London Assembly |
| Term Start: | May 2020 |
| Term End: | May 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Jennette Arnold |
| Successor: | Andrew Boff |
| Office1: | Member of the London Assembly Brent and Harrow |
| Assembly: | London |
| Term Start1: | 1 May 2008 |
| Term End1: | 7 May 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | Bob Blackman |
| Successor1: | Krupesh Hirani |
| Birth Place: | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, British India[1] |
| Nationality: | British |
| Spouse: | Rekha |
| Party: | Labour Party |
| Children: | 2 |
| Alma Mater: | University College London |
| Occupation: | Architect |
Navin Fakirchand Shah (born September 1946[2]) is a former British Labour Party politician who served as chair of the London Assembly between May 2020 and May 2021, and a Member of the London Assembly for Brent and Harrow from 2008 to 2021.[3]
Shah moved to the United Kingdom in 1973 to study at University College London. He joined the Labour Party in 1977 and was elected to Harrow London Borough Council as a councillor for Kenton East Ward in 1994.[4] Shah was Leader of Harrow Council from 2004 to 2006, and remained the Harrow Labour Group Leader until June 2008.
He was elected as a member of the London Assembly at the 2008 assembly elections,[5] taking the constituency seat of Brent and Harrow, beating Conservative incumbent Bob Blackman. He was re-elected in 2012[6] and 2016.[7] He later challenged Blackman for his Harrow East parliamentary seat at the 2017 general election, and was defeated by just 1,757 votes.[8]
With the deferral of 2020 London Assembly election he was elected chair of London Assembly on 15 May 2020 succeeding Jennette Arnold.[9]
Shah was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for political and public service.
