Maria Fernandes

"Keith Vaz's wife, who works under her maiden name of Maria Fernandes, is the principal of the law firm Fernandes Vaz, which was established in 1995... A former barrister, she began her career in immigration in 1986, working for the UK Immigration Advisory Service, before moving to the City where she spent eight years in corporate immigration law...Earlier this summer, Mr Vaz held a party at the Red Fort in Soho, which was attended by Tony Blair and Theresa May, the Home Secretary. Mrs Vaz has previously advised a company in which the owner of the Red Fort is a shareholder. She is now a part-time judge with the Mental Health Review Tribunal. The couple, who live in Stanmore, north London, have two children, Luke and Anjali." [1]