The Chair of the Labour Indians diaspora coalition of parliamentarians, advisors and councillors, Krish Raval OBE, has been nominated for a life peerage in the House of Lords. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer named the Founder-Director of Faith in Leadership (FiL) among Labour Party’s 30 political peerages, including his former chief of staff Sue Gray.
The citation associated with Raval’s nomination last week acknowledges his work in supporting the British Indian diaspora and steering interfaith harmony.
It reads: “Krish Raval is Founding Director of Faith in Leadership, which steers Britain’s longest-running leadership development programme for faith communities at Windsor Castle. He coordinates its extensive alumni network, spanning a range of sectors and institutions, fostering collaboration across Britain and beyond.
“He was a Director of the Churchill Leadership Fellows, a national residency for young change-makers. Starting his career in the private sector in Los Angeles, Raval shifted to working with young people to support mental wellbeing and eventually, leadership development, coaching businesses on decentralised strategies for the digital age.
“As Chair of Labour Indians, he supports the British Indian diaspora. He has held Fellowships at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland, and in the University of Oxford, led projects in the University of Cambridge and maintains an affiliation with Dev Sanskriti University, India. He received an OBE in 2018 for services to leadership education and interfaith cohesion.”
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Raval founded Faith in Leadership in 2007 to create a diverse family of faith leaders equipped to lead inter and intra-faith initiatives for the benefit of all.
FiL recognises the immense impact that faith leaders and faith communities have on society, and recognises that quality leadership driven by faithful values is critical to societal and economic flourishing and benefits all people, regardless of faith and cultural background,” states the mission statement of the organisation.
Opposition Leader Kemi Badenoch has six on her Conservative Party nominations, including former deputy prime minister Therese Coffey, with the Liberal Democrats nominating two.
An independent House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC) vets the nominations before the Prime Minister formally recommends them to King Charles. This is followed by the writ of summons issued by Parliament and a Letters Patent issued by the King to create a life peerage for the new members to be able to take their seat in the House of Lords and vote.
The nominations will bring Labour’s representation in the Upper House of the British Parliament somewhat closer to the Conservatives. The current position stands at: Tories at 273, Labour 187 and the Lib Dems 78, with 184 crossbench peers who are politically unaligned.
*Info: Peerages 2024
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