New Minister for the Fire Service Announced
02 July 2007
 

Due to the recent government reshuffle under the new Prime Minister, the Fire Service has a new minister, Parmjit Dhanda MP. The RFU will be meeting with Mr Dhanda in the coming weeks to raise relevant issues relating to the RDS.

Parmjit Dhanda MP
Parmjit Dhanda MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Biography
Parmjit Dhanda was appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government on 29 June 2007.

Since May 2006, he served as the Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department for Education and Skills.

Parmjit Dhanda has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Gloucester since 2001. He was born in London in 1971 and attended Mellow Lane comprehensive school, before studying engineering and a MSc in Information Technology at Nottingham University. He went on to work for Connect - the union for professionals in communications - as an Assistant National Organiser.

He lives in Matson, Gloucester, with his wife and son and is a keen sports fan.

http://www.parmjitdhanda.co.uk/