Caroline Johnson

Caroline Johnson
MP
Member of Parliament
for Sleaford and North Hykeham
Assumed office
8 December 2016
Preceded by Stephen Phillips
Majority 25,237 (38.4%)
Personal details
Born 1978 (age 38–39)
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Nik

Caroline Elizabeth Johnson[1] (born 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician and consultant paediatrician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sleaford and North Hykeham since the by-election there on 8 December 2016.[2]

Education

Educated at Gordonstoun, Johnson was selected as the Conservative candidate for this seat on 10 November 2016.

Career

She previously contested Scunthorpe in 2010, coming second to Labour MP Nic Dakin.[3]

She worked at Peterborough City Hospital until her election. She is from Middlesbrough originally and lived in Newark-on-Trent[4] before moving to Sudbrook, Lincolnshire and is married to Nik, a farmer; the couple have two daughters and a son.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11783.
  2. ↑ "Conservatives win Sleaford by-election". BBC News. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sleaford by-election candidates chosen by main parties". BBC News. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Newton, Graham (18 November 2016). "Grantham A&E is major issue as doctor and nurse contest Sleaford by-election". Grantham Journal. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Pidluznyj, Stefan (11 November 2016). "Conservatives choose Caroline Johnson as candidate for Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election". Lincolnshire Reporter. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Stephen Phillips		 Member of Parliament
for Sleaford and North Hykeham
2016–present 		Incumbent
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