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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Neeraj Patil <br /> ಡಾ. ನೀರಜ್ ಪಾಟೀಲ್
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| office1 = [[Mayor]] of the [[London Borough of Lambeth]]
| predecessor1 = Christopher Wellbelove
| successor1 = Christina Valcarcel
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Gulbarga]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| nationality =
| spouse =
| children = Nikita and Divya Patil
| parents = Sharatchandra Patil <br />Parvati Devi Patil
| residence = [[Lambeth]], [[London]]
| alma_mater = M. R. Medical College <br /> [[Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons|FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh]]
| occupation = Doctor
| website = {{URL|neerajpatil.com}}
| awards = [[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Karnataka Rajyotsava Award]] <br /> Aryabhata Award
| term_start1 = 26 May 2010
| term_end1 = 30 March 2011
| networth =
}}
'''Neeraj Patil''' ([[Kannada]]: '''ಡಾ. ನೀರಜ್ ಪಾಟೀಲ್''') is a British politician from The Labour Party. A doctor of Indian origin who has served as A&E Consultant in the National Health Service for 15 years, he served as the [[Mayor]] of the [[London Borough of Lambeth]] from 2010 to 2011. A member of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], he was the borough's first mayor of Asian origin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aiems.in/content/drneerajpatil|title=CV of Cllr Dr Neeraj Patil|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/mysore/28318643_1_nri-doctor-felicitated-neeraj-patil|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915015308/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/mysore/28318643_1_nri-doctor-felicitated-neeraj-patil|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-15|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Neeraj Patil to be felicitated}}</ref> He is a member of FIRD Forum for International Relations Development and is engaged in promoting community cohesion between Indian and Pakistani communities in UK.

He is a consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine who completed his [[Fellowship (medicine)|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 was elected to serve as Mayor of Lambeth from 2010-2011.

He received [[Pope Benedict XVI]] during his official visit to London on 18 September 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pozitiv.com/media-training-case-studies/london-mayors-international-media-success|title='London Mayor's international media multi-lingual success' - Case Study - Glenn Kinsey|first=|last=Pozitiv|website=www.pozitiv.com}}</ref>

==Career==
Patil is from the Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. In 2008 he was awarded the "[[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Rajyotsava Award]]" by the [[Government of Karnataka]] for promoting Accountable Democracy in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mybangalore.com/article/0510/indians-hold-key-positions-world-over.html|title=Dr Neeraj Patil - Persad-Bissessar - Karnataka Rajyothsava Award - London borough of Lambeth|website=www.mybangalore.com}}</ref> Patil took the initiative to erect the statue of the 12th century philosopher and founder of Indian Democracy, [[Basavanna|Lord Basavanna]] installed at the [[Albert Embankment|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/5275|title=Indian state gives £400k for Basaveshwara statue on Albert Embankment|first=London SE1 website|last=team|publisher=}}</ref>

Neeraj Patil was the first Kannadiga to run for the British House of Commons. He fought in [[Putney (UK Parliament constituency)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000887|title=Putney parliamentary constituency - Election 2017|publisher=|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

== Political functions ==
Patil has held the following political offices since he started a career in politics:
* Mayor of the [[London Borough of Lambeth]] (2010–2011);
* Lambeth Councillor, elected in [[2006 Lambeth Council election|2006]] and [[2010 Lambeth Council election|2010]]
* Governor of Kings College Hospital (2006–2007);
* Governor of St Thomas Hospital (2008–2010);
* Member of the National Policy Forum, Labour Party (2013–2015);
* Member of National Executive BAME Labour (2009–2013);
* Member of NRI Forum Karnataka (2007–2010).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/modi-honours-lingayat-philosopher-s-statue-in-london-organiser-says-no-link-to-karnataka-polls/story-zOuU5gzaDhHNnm7gLxRrhL.html|title=Modi honours Lingayat philosopher statue in London ahead of Karnataka polls|date=18 April 2018|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.neerajpatil.com/}}
*[http://www.aiems.in/content/drneerajpatil CV of Cllr Dr Neeraj Patil]

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[[Category:People from Gulbarga]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2008]]
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