Kulveer Ranger, Baron Ranger of Northwood

Kulveer Singh Ranger, Baron Ranger of Northwood (born 21 February 1975),[1] is an English strategy and communications executive, TechUK board member, and Conservative member of the House of Lords.[2]

The Right Honourable
The Lord Ranger of Northwood
FRSA
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
11 July 2023
Life peerage
Personal details
Born
Kulveer Singh Ranger

(1975-02-21) 21 February 1975
London, England
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity College London
OccupationManagement consultant
Known forDeveloping the Oyster Card and the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme for London

Career

He was the unsuccessful Conservative candidate in Makerfield at the 2005 general election.[3] He unsuccessfully stood in Syon ward in the 2006 Hounslow London Borough Council election.[4]

Ranger became a well known name after he was head hunted to become the Director for Transport Policy by Boris Johnson after Johnson won the Mayoral election in May 2008. His previous experience in implementing the Oyster card system for London was key in him becoming selected by Johnson.[5]

He was part of the Conservative A-List for the 2010 general election but didn't stand.[6]

In 2011, Ranger became the Director for Environment and Digital London and his work resulted in a record fall in bike thefts[7] in addition to a number of new electric car charging points in London to encourage a higher take up of electric vehicles.[8]

He is currently talks on digital transformation and works as a management consultant.[9]

Ranger was on the long list to be the Conservative party candidate for the 2021 London mayoral election.[10][11]

House of Lords

In June 2023, it was announced that he would be receiving a life peerage in the 2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours of Boris Johnson.[12][13] On 11 July 2023, he was created Baron Ranger of Northwood, of Pimlico in the City of Westminster,[14] and was introduced to the House of Lords on 20 July.[15] He sits in the Lords for the Conservative Party.[16]

Family and early life

Ranger is a Sikh, born in Hammersmith in West London, the son of Indian parents. His grandfather Gurnam Singh Sahni set up the first British Asian newspaper The Punjab Times in the mid-sixties.[17]

Ranger gained an honours degree in architecture from University College London. He also has a business diploma from Kingston Business School.[18]

See also

References
  1. "Kulveer Ranger". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. techUK board techUK May 2019
  3. "BBC NEWS | Election 2005 | Results | Makerfield". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2006 - Hounslow". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. "Transport job for Sikh who set up Oyster card". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  6. Conservative A-List and selections Archived 28 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine dated 4 June 2006 at colin-ross.org.uk
  7. "Police record fall in bike thefts". BBC News. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  8. team, London SE1 website. "Electric car charging points now available in Magdalen Street and The Cut". London SE1. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  9. "London 'on the precipice of digital change'". www.publicsectorexecutive.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  10. Elliott, Matthew (9 May 2018). "Elections over, the Tories must find their next London mayor". Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  11. Shipman, Tim (3 June 2018). "London mayoral election: Male, pale and stale candidates off the list". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  12. "Resignation Peerages 2023" (PDF). gov.uk. 9 June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  13. "No. 64120". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 July 2023. p. 14502.
  14. "No. 64115". The London Gazette. 17 July 2023. p. 14090.
  15. "Introduction: Lord Ranger of Northwood". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 831. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Lords. 20 July 2023. col. 2443.
  16. "Lord Ranger of Northwood". Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  17. "Tributes paid to gurdwara and Punjab Times founder - Eastern Eye". Eastern Eye. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  18. "A future Tory Cabinet ... at least according to Tatler". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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