14 Facts About Neena Gill

Neena Gill served as a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands first from 1999 to 2009, and then from 2014 to 2020.

Neena Gill emigrated to the UK with her family when she was ten years old.

Neena Gill graduated with a bachelor's degree in social studies from Liverpool John Moores University in 1979.

Neena Gill later gained a postgraduate professional qualification from the Chartered Institute of Housing in 1984 and in 1996, she completed the senior executive programme at the London Business School.

Aged 29, Neena Gill became the chief executive of ASRA Group, making her the first female, first non-white and youngest chief executive of a UK housing association.

Neena Gill then worked as the chief executive of Newlon Housing Group.

Neena Gill was a member of The Legal Affairs Committee and of the Budgets Committee.

Neena Gill was unsuccessful in her bid to be re-elected for a third term as MEP in 2009.

Neena Gill was particularly active on financial regulation and was the rapporteur for the 2015 European Money Market Funds Regulation.

In 2017, Neena Gill was one of two UK winners of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, the highest honour given to NRIs by the Indian government.

In July 2018, Neena Gill became an honorary fellow of Liverpool John Moores University.

Neena Gill was re-elected in the 2019 European parliamentary election as the sole Labour MEP for the West Midlands.

Neena Gill remained a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Neena Gill married Dr John Towner, an environmental consultant, in 1982 and they have one son.