16 Facts About Dan Poulter

Daniel Leonard James Poulter was born on 30 October 1978 and is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich from 2010 to 2024.

Daniel Poulter was born on 30 October 1978 in Beckenham, London.

Dan Poulter was privately educated at Vinehall School and Battle Abbey School before attending the University of Bristol, graduating with a law degree, before qualifying as a medical doctor at King's College London.

Dan Poulter was elected as a Conservative member of Hastings Borough Council in 2006, serving until 2007.

Dan Poulter was the deputy leader of Reigate and Banstead Council between 2008 and 2010.

Dan Poulter worked as a junior doctor training in obstetrics and gynaecological medicine and has published articles in the area of women's health.

In 2018, Dan Poulter became a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and continues to work as an NHS mental health doctor.

In June 2021, Dan Poulter became a non-executive director for Kanabo Group Plc, a medical cannabis company based in London.

Dan Poulter announced he would resign from the British Medical Association in 2012, following an announced doctors' strike.

Dan Poulter said he did not believe "striking as a doctor could ever be justified".

In September 2012, Dan Poulter became the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health.

In October 2015, Dan Poulter expressed his support for protests by doctors and others against the Conservative government's proposed changes to the junior doctors' contract.

Dan Poulter was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 EU membership referendum.

Dan Poulter later voted along party lines concerning leaving the EU.

On 27 April 2024, Dan Poulter announced his defection to the Labour Party, the second Conservative MP to defect to Labour during that parliament after Christian Wakeford crossed the floor in 2022.

Dan Poulter declared that he would not be seeking re-election at the 2024 general election.