Howard Stoate Contents Early life Parliamentary career Subsequent career Personal...
1954 birthsLiving peopleLabour Party (UK) MPs for English constituenciesUK MPs 1997–2001UK MPs 2001–05UK MPs 2005–1020th-century English medical doctorsAlumni of King's College LondonBorough of DartfordCouncillors in KentPeople educated at Kingston Grammar SchoolMembers of the Fabian Society Executive Committee
BritishLabour PartyMember of ParliamentDartford constituencyKent19972010Kingston Grammar SchoolKing's College LondonMScRCOGDRCOGgeneral practitionerBexleyheathSidcupDartford Borough CouncillorDartford1992Old Bexley and Sidcup198720012005Estelle Morrisnext electionFabian SocietyClinical Commissioning Group
Howard Stoate | |
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| Member of Parliament for Dartford | |
In office 2 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Dunn |
| Succeeded by | Gareth Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1954-04-14) 14 April 1954 Weymouth, Dorset, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Dunkerley |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
Dr Howard Geoffrey Alvan Stoate (born 14 April 1954) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Dartford constituency in Kent from 1997 to 2010.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Parliamentary career
3 Subsequent career
4 Personal life
5 References
6 External links
6.1 News items
Early life
He went to the independent Kingston Grammar School and at King's College London, gaining an MSc and Diploma of the RCOG (DRCOG). Stoate was a junior hospital doctor from 1977–81, then a general practitioner in Bexleyheath from 1982, and a GP tutor at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup from 1989. He was a Dartford Borough Councillor from 1990 to 99, Chair of Finance 1995-97.
Parliamentary career
He was elected MP for Dartford in 1997, having previously contested the seat in 1992 and Old Bexley and Sidcup in 1987. Having won the seat, he was re-elected in 2001 and 2005. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Estelle Morris between 2003 and 2005.
Stoate announced on 28 July 2009 that he would stand down at the next election.[1]
He has also written a number of pamphlets for the Fabian Society including 'Challenging the Citadel' in 2006.[2]
Subsequent career
On leaving Parliament he became Chair of the Bexley Clinical Commissioning Group,[3] having continued to practice as a GP during his parliamentary career.[4]
Personal life
He married Deborah Dunkerley in 1979 in Dartford and they have two sons (born September 1984 and April 1987).
References
^ "MP to quit over second job rules". BBC News Online. 2009-07-28..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ http://www.fabians.org.uk/authors-mainmenu-88/authors/dr-howard-stoate-mp[permanent dead link] Fabian Society Website
^ "Bexley Clinical Commissioning Group chairman Dr Howard Stoate answers key questions". Bexley Times. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
^ "Calm down, David Cameron – and get your facts right at PMQs". The Guardian. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Howard Stoate
Dr Howard Stoate official site- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Howard Stoate MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Howard Stoate MP
- BBC Politics page
News items
- Tanning salons in July 2006
- Having to move out of his offices in July 2005
- Warning about obesity in January 2003
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Bob Dunn | Member of Parliament for Dartford 1997–2010 | Succeeded by Gareth Johnson |
