Luke Evans (politician)
Luke Evans | |
|---|---|
 Evans in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament for Bosworth | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | David Tredinnick |
| Majority | 26,278 (46.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1983[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
| Website | www |
Luke Morgan Evans[2] (born 10 January 1983) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosworth in Leicestershire since the 2019 general election. He is also a general practitioner (GP).
Early life and medical career
His father is a GP and his mother is a nurse.[3] Evans qualified as a doctor from the University of Birmingham Medical School in 2007 and specialised as a GP in 2013.[4]
Political career
Evans stood as a Conservative candidate in Birmingham Edgbaston in the 2015 general election,[5] and came second to the incumbent Labour MP Gisela Stuart who had represented the constituency since 1997.[6] He supported the UK leaving the EU in the 2016 UK EU membership referendum.[3]
In September 2019, Evans beat constituency chairman and local councillor Peter Bedford in a secret ballot of around 100 Conservative Association members to be selected for the Bosworth seat.[7] He was elected as Bosworth MP in the 2019 general election replacing Conservative MP David Tredinnick.[8] During the December 2019 election, Bosworth was listed as the 51st safest Conservative seat.[9] Evans has served as a member of the Health and Social Care Select Committee since March 2020.[10]
Personal life
Evans married Dr. Charlotte March in May 2019, who is also a GP.[3][11]
References
- ^ "Members' Names Data Platform query". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Luke Evans | All-Party Parliamentary Health Group". Health in Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Bond, Daniel (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". Politics Home. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Luke Morgan Evans". General Medical Register. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ Elkes, Neil (30 April 2015). "Edgbaston election candidate: "My GP job will keep me in touch with the real world"". Birmingham Mail.
- ^ "Birmingham, Edgbaston - 2015 Election Results". UK Parliament. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ Martin, Dan (6 September 2019). "Tories announce Bosworth Conservative election candidate". leicestermercury. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "MPs representing Bosworth". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Baxter, Martin. "Majority Sorted Seats". The Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Health and Social Care Committee membership agreed". UK Parliament. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ @drlukeevans (31 May 2019). "Almost 1 week of being married...and first glimpse of the professional photos. Cant believe @DrCharlieMarch married me! #luckiestmanalive" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 March 2020 – via Twitter.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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