Businesswoman Pam Gosal was elected to the Scottish Parliament, making history as the first Sikh and first Indian woman to be elected.
Gosal was elected as a Conservative Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) from West Scotland.
It was reported that she won 7,455 votes, 14.1% of the absolute votes cast.
Gosal was born in Glasgow and joined politics when she contested the 2019 general election for the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party as Parliamentary candidate for East Dunbartonshire.
She has a degree in Consumer Law and is currently finishing her PhD.
Gosal won the 2015 Women Leaders Business Award the 2018 Public Service Award.
Gosal is a co-founder and chair of the Scottish Conservative friends of BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic), the first umbrella organisation affiliated with the Scottish Conservative Party to reach out to BAME communities in Scotland.
She is also the director of Conservative Friends of India Scotland (CFIS).
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