Kieran John Mullan[2] (born 6 June 1984)[3] is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bexhill and Battle. He was previously the MP for Crewe and Nantwich between 2019 and 2024. He has been Shadow Minister for Transport since July 2024.[4]
Kieran Mullan | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Shadow Minister for Justice | |
| Assumed office 5 November 2024 | |
| Leader | Kemi Badenoch |
| Shadow Minister for Transport | |
| In office 19 July 2024 – TBD | |
| Leader | Rishi Sunak |
| Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Huw Merriman |
| Majority | 2,657[1] |
| Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Laura Smith |
| Succeeded by | Connor Naismith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1984 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | Leeds School of Medicine |
| Website | Official website |
Early life and career
editKieran Mullan was born on 6 June 1984.[3] He grew up in social housing,[5] with his mother a nurse and his father a policeman.[6] He attended King Edward VI Five Ways grammar school in Birmingham. Mullan then studied medicine at the Leeds School of Medicine.[7]
In 2008, he was an account executive for the public relations firm Weber Shandwick.[8] From 2009 to 2013, he worked for the advocacy group Patients Association.[9][10][11] In 2013, he contributed to a government review into the NHS Hospitals complaints system.[12] The following year, Mullan founded the charity ValueYou in Ealing, London which aimed to recognise volunteers.[13] He has also worked as a volunteer special constable for four years and as an emergency medicine doctor.[6]
Parliamentary career
editAt the 2015 general election, Mullan stood as the Conservative candidate in Birmingham Hodge Hill, coming second with 11.5% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Liam Byrne.[14][15]
Mullan stood in Wolverhampton South East at the snap 2017 general election, coming second with 34.8% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Pat McFadden.[16]
Mullan was selected as the Conservative candidate for the marginal seat of Crewe and Nantwich in September 2018.[17] At the 2019 general election, Mullan was elected to Parliament as MP for Crewe and Nantwich with 53.1% of the vote and a majority of 8,508.[18][19][20] During his election victory speech he said he would "speak up for, and work for, staff" at the NHS and increase the number of GPs.[5]
Mullan has been a member of the Justice Select Committee since March 2020.[21] In 2020, while serving as an MP, he returned to his role as a doctor to volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Mullan has campaigned for funding to rebuild Leighton Hospital,[22] including petitions and joint letters with fellow Cheshire MPs Edward Timpson and Fiona Bruce.[23] In May 2023, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay announced that the hospital would be included in the government's rebuilding programme as it was constructed using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete so was unsafe to use beyond 2030.[24]
Mullan made the final shortlist for selection as the Conservative candidate for the new seat of Chester South and Eddisbury as he was considered as an incumbent by CCHQ as part of Crewe and Nantwich is contained in the new constituency. The final result was postponed in September 2023 after he complained about the actions of a fellow candidate in the contest.[25] In October 2023, Aphra Brandreth (daughter of broadcaster and former City of Chester MP Gyles Brandreth) was selected as the Conservative candidate for Chester South and Eddisbury.[26]
He announced in February 2024 that he would stand down at the 2024 general election following a boundary review and changes in his personal life.[27] However, on 3 June 2024, he was selected as the Conservative candidate for Bexhill and Battle at the 2024 general election.[28][29] At the general election, he was elected to Parliament as MP for Bexhill and Battle with 33.9% of the vote and a majority of 2,657.[30]
Personal life
editMullan is gay.[31] He plays rugby and has spoken out against plans by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) to ban tackles above the waist in the community game.[32]
References
edit- ^ "Bexhill and Battle – General election results 2024 – BBC News". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
- ^ "Conservative Party announces interim Opposition Front Bench". policymogul.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ a b Ousbey, Jenny (28 January 2020). "Game changers". PharmaTimes. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Abbit, Beth (30 March 2020). "MP goes back to work as a doctor to help colleagues during the coronavirus pandemic". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "Kieran John Mullan". General Medical Council. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "APPC Register Entry for 1 December 2008 to 28 February 2009" (PDF). p. 74. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Mullan, Kieran (31 August 2009). "Kieran Mullan: The NHS must stop hiding behind complex bureaucracy". The Independent.
- ^ "Uncorrected transcript of oral evidence To be published as HC 786-i". UK Parliament. 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Handling and resolving complaints post-Francis". The Health Foundation. 11 April 2013.
- ^ Clwyd, Ann; Hart, Professor Tricia (October 2013). "A Review of the NHS Hospitals Complaints System Putting Patients Back in the Picture" (PDF). p. 51 – via GOV.UK.
- ^ "About Us". ValueYou. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Birmingham Hodge Hill". Election 2015. BBC News. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Wolverhampton South East". Election 2017. BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Ellams, Barry (25 September 2018). "34-year-old doctor is new parliamentary candidate for Crewe and Nantwich". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Tories claim marginal seat of Crewe and Nantwich". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Jackson, Matt (13 December 2019). "General Election 2019: Conservative Kieran Mullan takes Crewe and Nantwich from Labour". StokeOnTrent Live. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Crewe & Nantwich". Election 2019. BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Dr Kieran Mullan – Parliamentary career". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "MP Kieran Mullan meets Prime Minister over new Leighton Hospital". The Nantwich News. 15 November 2020.
- ^ "MP Cheshire MPs push for Leighton Hospital funding from Government". The Nantwich News. 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Government committed to building 40 new hospitals by 2030 – Barclay". The Northern Echo. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Atkinson, William (7 September 2023). "Dispute in Chester South and Eddisbury over CCHQ postponement of the final selection". Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Aphra Brandreth to stand for Tories in father Gyles's old seat". BBC News. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Kieran Mullan to stand down as MP at election". BBC News. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Hemsley, Andy (4 June 2024). "Breaking: This is the new Conservative candidate who will be standing in Bexhill and Battle for the General Election". Sussex Express. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Heale, James. "Kieran Mullan, the former MP for Crewe and Nantwich, last night won the Tory selection for Bexhill and Battle against Michael Gove's spad Henry Newman", X. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Gladstone, Richard (5 July 2024). "General Election: Conservatives hold Bexhill & Battle". Sussex World. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Reynolds, Andrew (13 December 2019). "The UK's parliament is still the gayest in the world after 2019 election". Pink News. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Kelleher, Will (26 January 2023). "RFU cannot ignore anger over tackle-height change, say MPs". The Times.
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