Neeraj Patil
Neeraj Patil is a British politician. A doctor of Indian origin, he served as the Mayor of the London Borough of Lambeth from 2010 to 2011. A member of the Labour Party, he was the borough's first mayor of Asian origin.
He is a consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine who completed his fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He served as a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Worthing Hospital and was a member of KWASH campaign to save the Emergency services at Worthing General Hospital. He was first elected as a Councillor for the Larkhall ward in 2006 and reelected in 2010. He received Pope Benedict XVI during his official visit to London on 18 September 2010.Career
Patil is from the Indian state of Karnataka. In 2008 he was awarded the "Rajyotsava Award" by the Government of Karnataka for promoting Accountable Democracy in India. Patil took the initiative to erect the statue of the 12th century philosopher and founder of Indian Democracy, Lord Basavanna installed at the Albert Embankment Gardens in the London Borough of Lambeth with the support of the London-based Pakistani-Muslim community and British Indian community of South London.
Neeraj Patil was the first Kannadiga to run for the British House of Commons. He fought in Putney and lost to Education Secretary Justine Greening by 1,554 votes. Patil achieved a swing of 10.2% in favour of the Labour Party.Political functions
Patil has held the following political offices since he started a career in politics:
