Gaurav Sharma (politician)

Gaurav Sharma
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hamilton West
In office 17 October 2020 – 18 October 2022
Preceded by	Tim Macindoe
Succeeded by	Tama Potaka
Personal details
Born	Gaurav Mrinal Sharma[1] 1987 (age 37–38) Himachal Pradesh, India
Political party	Momentum (2022–present) Independent (2022) Labour (until 2022)
Alma mater	University of Auckland George Washington University
Profession	Doctor

Gaurav Mrinal Sharma (born 1987) is a New Zealand doctor and former Member of Parliament. Elected in 2020, Sharma was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour Party, representing the electorate of Hamilton West. In August 2022, he made allegations of bullying within the Labour Party, and was expelled from its caucus in the same month. He briefly served as an independent, before resigning from Parliament in October 2022. He announced the formation of the New Zealand Momentum Party, an unregistered political party, in November 2022. In December, Sharma contested and lost the 2022 Hamilton West by-election to National MP Tama Potaka.