Shailesh Vara, Ugandan-English lawyer and politician
Shailesh Lakhman Vara (born 4 September 1960) is a Ugandan-British politician. He has served as a member of the Conservative Party and Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Cambridgeshire since the 2005 general election, succeeding Brian Mawhinney as the Conservative MP for the seat. Vara is a former Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party.
In 2006, he was appointed to the shadow ministerial post of Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons. He previously held Parliamentary Under Secretary of State roles at the Ministry of Justice and Department of Work and Pensions, before being appointed to the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) under Karen Bradley in January 2018. Vara resigned as an NIO minister in November 2018 over the Government's proposed Brexit agreement.