Reena Ranger (born 1978) is a British community leader and businesswoman. She has served as a Conservative Party councillor on

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since 2014.

Career

Ranger has been working since her twenties in the family firm set up by her father Rami Ranger, who was created a

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. Founder and chairperson of Women Empowered, a social enterprise empowering women through panel discussions and networking, her guests have included

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and

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. Ranger attended the Transatlantic International Leaders Network in 2017, where she spoke about the importance of networks for 'women of colour' which led to the development of an ' EU women's group'. She is an active member of the Conservative Party, and has spoken at the

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on 'fighting injustices'. She was selected as the Conservative party candidate for Birmingham Hall Green, a

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for the Labour Party, at the 2017 general election, but was unsuccessful, coming a distant second. Ranger has been a

lor representing

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since

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. In the run-up to the 2019 general election, Ranger was defeated by two votes for selection as the Conservative candidate for South West Hertfordshire, a safe seat for the party, by

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. Her parents – both members of the party – failed to attend the selection meeting.

Honours

In the

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, Ranger was appointed an

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(OBE) for services to

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Ranger believes in the power of networking and supports stem cell donation.

Personal life

Ranger is married to Harmeet "Sunny" Singh Ahuja, who is the CEO of Sun Mark and the Ranger family businesses.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ranger, Reena 1978 births Living people 21st-century English businesspeople 21st-century English businesswomen 21st-century English politicians 21st-century English women politicians Conservative Party (UK) councillors Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Councillors in Hertfordshire Daughters of life peers English people of Indian descent English people of Punjabi descent Officers of the Order of the British Empire UK councillors 2014–2018 UK councillors 2018–2022 UK councillors 2022–2026 Women councillors in England

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