Daniel Poulter

Dr Daniel Poulter
Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Health Services
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 September 2012
Preceded by Simon Burns
Member of Parliament
for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by Michael Lord
Majority 13,786 (25.8%)
Personal details
Born Daniel Leonard James Poulter
30 October 1978[1]
Beckenham, Kent, England[2]
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Hillary Evans
Alma mater University of Bristol
King's College London
Profession Politician
Website www.drdanielpoulter.com

Daniel Leonard James Poulter[2][3] (born 30 October 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich. Poulter is a qualified medical doctor and has served as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health since September 2012.[1][4]

Early life

Poulter was born in Beckenham in Kent.[2] He attended the University of Bristol, graduating with a Law degree, before qualifying as a medical doctor at King's College London (MBBS; AKC).[2]

Medical career

Poulter worked as a junior doctor training in obstetrics and gynaecological medicine and has published articles in the area of women's health.[2] During the 2011 parliamentary summer recesses, Poulter worked at the James Paget Hospital in Gorleston, in the Accident and Emergency department.[5]

Political career

Poulter was elected as a Conservative member of Hastings Borough Council in 2006, serving until 2007.[2] He was the deputy leader of Reigate and Banstead Council between 2008 and 2010 before being elected as the Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich at the 2010 general election, receiving 27,125 votes, increasing the Conservative majority.[6]

In 2011 he was credited with a "lifesaving" intervention in Parliament when he persuaded fellow MP Guy Opperman to seek urgent medical treatment.[7] Opperman subsequently had a brain tumour removed.

Poulter announced he would resign from the British Medical Association in 2012, following an announced doctors' strike.[8] He said he did not believe "striking as a doctor could ever be justified" and defended plans for doctors' pensions.

In September 2012 Poulter became Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health.[1][4] His primary responsibilities as a Health Minister are for workforce issues and NHS estates and IT systems.[9]

Personal life

Poulter is a keen sportsman, having played rugby for Guy's Hospital. [10] and the Old Reigatians. He is married to Hilary Evans, the Director of External Affairs for Alzheimer's Research UK .[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Daniel Poulter MP". BBC Democracy Live. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "POULTER, Dr Daniel Leonard James". Who's Who. A & C Black and Oxford University Press. November 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012. Login or subscription required.
  3. ↑ "Crown Office: List of Members returned to serve in Parliament at the General Election 2010". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Daniel Poulter, parliament.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  5. ↑ "East MPs opt for fresh challenges in their summer break". BBC News Online. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "2010 General Election result". BBC News Online. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  7. ↑ McGurran, Deborah (17 May 2011). "Dr Dan Poulter MP: Doctor in the House". BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Poulter, Daniel (31 May 2012). "Striking as a doctor can never be justified – I am resigning from the BMA". Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Health ministers' portfolios revealed by DH". GPonline.com. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  10. ↑ Daniel Poulter, Conservative Party profile. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  11. ↑ "Minister keeps outspoken wife secret". The Daily Mail. 3 March 2014.

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Preceded by
Michael Lord		 Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
2010–present 		Incumbent