Kulveer Ranger

Kulveer Singh Ranger, Baron Ranger of Northwood (born 21 February 1975), is an English strategy and communications executive, TechUK board member, and Conservative member of the House of Lords.

He was the unsuccessful Conservative candidate in Makerfield at the 2005 general election.

He unsuccessfully stood in Syon ward in the 2006 Hounslow London Borough Council election.

Ranger became a well known name after he was head hunted to become the Director for Transport Policy by Boris Johnson after Johnson won the Mayoral election in May 2008.

His previous experience in implementing the Oyster card system for London was key in him becoming selected by Johnson.

He was part of the Conservative A-List for the 2010 general election but didn't stand.

In 2011, Ranger became the Director for Environment and Digital London and his work resulted in a record fall in bike thefts in addition to a number of new electric car charging points in London to encourage a higher take up of electric vehicles.

He is currently talks on digital transformation and works as a management consultant.

Ranger was on the long list to be the Conservative party candidate for the 2021 London mayoral election.

In June 2023, it was announced that he would be receiving a life peerage in the 2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours of Boris Johnson.

On 11 July 2023, he was created Baron Ranger of Northwood, of Pimlico in the City of Westminster, and was introduced to the House of Lords on 20 July.

He sits in the Lords for the Conservative Party.

Ranger is a Sikh, born in Hammersmith in West London, the son of Indian parents.

His grandfather Gurnam Singh Sahni set up the first British Asian newspaper The Punjab Times in the mid-sixties.

Ranger gained an honours degree in architecture from University College London.

He also has a business diploma from Kingston Business School.