Neil Shastri-Hurst

Neil Shastri-Hurst is a British Conservative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Solihull West and Shirley as a member of the Conservative Party since 2024.

Early life
Neil Shastri-Hurst was born and brought up in Birmingham, attending King Edward's School, Birmingham. His father was a general practitioner in South Birmingham for three decades and his mother a nurse.

Early career
He trained in medicine at the University of Nottingham, during which time he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps. He was granted a short service commission as a second lieutenant on probation on 1 August 2006 and promoted to lieutenant on probation on 1 August 2007. He was confirmed in his commission and promoted to captain on 6 August 2008. He was transferred from the active list to the Regular Army reserve of officers on 29 July 2011 and then from the reserve to the Territorial Army on 11 August that year. He was returned to the Regular Army reserve on 13 September 2013. His time in the British Army saw him serve both in the UK and overseas.

His most recent medical appointment was as an Honorary Consultant Trauma Co-ordinator for the Major Trauma Service at University Hospitals Birmingham. In addition to his clinical work, Neil was appointed a Medical Member of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal in 2016.

Shastri-Hurst retrained as a barrister specialising in healthcare related law.

Since 2019, Shastri-Hurst has been a member of No5 Chambers, specialising in healthcare, coronial, and personal injury law.

He was the Conservative candidate in the 2021 North Shropshire by-election.

Parliamentary career
At the 2024 general election, Shastri-Hurst was elected to Parliament as MP for Solihull West and Shirley with 34.7% of the vote and a majority of 4,620. Shastri-Hurst won selection for the newly created seat over Conservative MP Nicola Richards.