Gagan Mohindra MP is the Member of Parliament for South West Hertfordshire. He started his political journey in local government in 2004. He has been a parish (13 years), district (14 years ) and county councillor (3 years). Prior to his election in December 2019, he was the Finance lead member for a County Council and an Area Chairman. In Parliament, he was a member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and an Executive Member of the Conservative backbench 1922 Committee. He was promoted to become a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) in the Department for Transport in September 2020 and as a result, resigned from the PAC and the 1922 Executive.