Lauren Sullivan | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Gravesham | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Holloway |
| Majority | 2,712 (6.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Profession | Scientist |
Lauren Sullivan is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Gravesham since the 2024 general election. Before being elected as a Member of Parliament,she was a scientist and a chemistry teacher. [1] [2] [ failed verification ]
Sullivan researched neglected tropical diseases under Regius Professor Michael Ferguson at the University of Dundee,specialising in African sleeping sickness. [3] She graduated from the University of Dundee with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2012 with a doctoral thesis titled "Discovery and development of diagnostic biomarkers for human African trypanosomiasis". [4] She then worked on malaria under Jean Langhorne at the Francis Crick Institute in London,having held a Daphne Jackson fellowship. She is also qualified as a secondary school science teacher. [3]
She has served as Borough Councillor at Gravesham Borough Council and Leader of the Opposition at Kent County Council
In the 2024 General Election,Sullivan was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Gravesham with 16,623 votes (38.5%) and a majority of 2,712 over the second place Conservative candidate and incumbent,Adam Holloway. [5]
On 24 July 2024,Baxter made her maiden speech in the House of Commons during a debate on education and opportunity. [3]
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