I was born in Punjab and moved to Nairobi in 1949. I completed my primary education at Park Road Primary School and was at ESS from 1953 to 1957.

I completed my A-level studies at Camborne Technical College in Cornwall and graduated from University College Swansea with a degree in electrical engineering in 1965.

I initially served in a private manufacturing company in design and development of telephone exchange systems, and continued that at BT. This was followed by working in an exchange installation, testing and commissioning specifications and QA procedures. Following telephone deregulation, I joined the consultant team within BT, covering technical and regulatory affairs. I retired from BT on early-release in 1995 and served 2 other telecom operators before finally retiring in 2002.

I am married to Parminder and we have a son Ravinder. He is married to Roopa, and they have 2 sons. My main interests now are travelling, early morning walks, essential gardening and armchair sport! We are enjoying our family life very much.

- As of May 2017