Howard Stoate
Howard Stoate | |
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Member of Parliament for Dartford |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 |
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Preceded by | Bob Dunn |
Succeeded by | Gareth Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born | Weymouth, Dorset, England |
14 April 1954
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.
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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
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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 | Member of Parliament for Dartford 1997–2010 |
Succeeded by Gareth Johnson |
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Labour Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1997–2001
- UK MPs 2001–05
- UK MPs 2005–10
- 20th-century English medical doctors
- Alumni of King's College London
- Dartford (borough)
- Councillors in Kent
- People educated at Kingston Grammar School