Member of the Senedd for South Wales East and Shadow Minister for Transport.
Born and brought up in Newport, Natasha is the first woman of colour elected to the Senedd as the regional member for South East Wales.
Natasha is the daughter of Dr Firdaus Asghar and the late Mohammad Asghar an accountant, pilot, and first ethnic minority member of the Welsh Assembly, representing South Wales East.
She holds a BA in Politics and Social Policy alongside a Masters in Contemporary British Policy and media from the University of London.
Before her election, Natasha worked in the banking industry, the National Assembly for Wales and in the media industry, presenting shows on television and radio.
Natasha stood for a number of elections prior to the Senedd election of 2021 for the Welsh Assembly, Westminster, and the European Parliament.
Since being elected to the Welsh Parliament, Natasha has been named ‘a force for change’ by British Vogue and named one of the most ‘influential and inspiring’ women in the world by the BBC.
Natasha has been leading the fight against the Welsh Government’s controversial and costly 20mph scheme – a battle which led to her winning the Devolved Politician of the Year Award at the Political and Public Life Awards.
Previously Natasha had responsibility for technology, during which time she pushed for the creation of a Tech Hub in her region and urged the Welsh Government to capitalise on the huge advancements being made in tech particularly when it came to health care.
As well as being Shadow Transport Minister, Natasha also has responsibility for women’s rights and sits on several committees in the Welsh Parliament such as Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee and Legislation, Justice, and Constitution Committee. She was previously a member of the Standards Committee and also is also the Conservative member on the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
In her transport role, Natasha has continuously campaigned to end the Welsh Government’s road building ban and fought to improve the country’s public transport network.
Not only that but Natasha continued to hold the Welsh Government to account over its failing vanity project Cardiff Airport and has been working hard to see the creation of an All-Wales Travel Card, which will allow people from all socio-economic backgrounds and age groups greater flexibility in their journeys.
Natasha regularly raises the issues that matter most to her constituents in the Welsh Parliament, particularly when it comes to our struggling health service, failing education system, unfair business rates and mammoth council tax rises.
Her biggest desire is to see Wales flourish and bring about an end to the current levels of brain drain.
Natasha is always on hand to help her constituents and can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or by calling 01633 215138.
You can follow her on:
Twitter: @natasghar
Facebook: Natasha Asghar MS
Website: www.natashaasghar.wales
