Caroline Johnson

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Caroline Johnson
MP
Official portrait of Dr Caroline Johnson MP crop 2.jpg
Johnson in 2019
Member of Parliament
for Sleaford and North Hykeham
Assumed office
8 December 2016
Preceded byStephen Phillips
Majority32,565 (48.9%)[1]
Personal details
Born
Caroline Elizabeth Burton

(1977-12-31) 31 December 1977 (age 44)
Middlesbrough, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Nik Johnson
​
(m. 2001)​
Children3
ResidenceSudbrook, Lincolnshire
Alma materNewcastle University

Caroline Elizabeth Johnson[2] (née Burton; born 31 December 1977) is a British Conservative Party politician and consultant paediatrician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sleaford and North Hykeham since the by-election on 8 December 2016.[3]

Early life and education[]

Caroline Elizabeth Burton was born on 31 December 1977 in Middlesbrough, England, to Len and Lynda Burton.[4] She was educated at Nunthorpe Comprehensive School and at the independent school of Gordonstoun in Moray.[5] She graduated from Newcastle University Medical School in 2001.[6] Johnson trained in paediatrics, becoming a senior house officer in 2002 and a specialist registrar in 2005;[4] she became a consultant paediatrician in 2012.[6]

Political career[]

Official portrait, 2017

She contested the Scunthorpe seat in the 2010 general election, coming second to the Labour candidate Nic Dakin.[7] In the June 2016 European Union membership referendum, Johnson voted for Brexit.[8] Later in the year, a by-election was called in the Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency after the resignation of its MP Stephen Phillips following differences between him and the government on Brexit.[9] Johnson was selected by the Conservative Party to contest the seat in the December by-election.[10] In the by-election she was elected as MP with 17,570 (53.5%) votes and a majority of 13,144.[11] Johnson retained her seat in the 2017 general election with 42,245 votes (64.2%) and a majority of 25,237.[12] Following the election, she was chosen to be part of the Health Select Committee and the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. She served on the Health Select Committee until February 2018.[13] Johnson also chairs the All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) for Children who need Palliative Care and Rural Crime.[14]

She is a member of the European Research Group. Johnson voted for then Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement and against any referendum on a withdrawal agreement in early 2019.[15] She supported Boris Johnson in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election.[16] Following his election as prime minister, she voted for his Brexit withdrawal agreement in October 2019.[17] She was re-elected in the December general election with an increased majority of 32,565 (48.9%) votes, the largest majority won by any Conservative candidate at the election.[1][18]

Personal life[]

Since 2001, Caroline has been married to Nik Johnson and they have three children.[4] Nik works as a farmer and businessman.[19] They live in Sudbrook, Lincolnshire.[10] In addition to her parliamentary duties, she continues to work as a part-time consultant paediatrician in Peterborough City Hospital.[20][21][22]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Sleaford & North Hykeham". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ "No. 61961". The London Gazette. 19 June 2017. p. 11783.
  3. ^ "Conservatives win Sleaford by-election". BBC News. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Johnson, Caroline Elizabeth", Who's Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2017). Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ^ "The View from HQ" (PDF). Gordonstoun. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b "List of Registered Medical Practitioners". General Medical Council. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Sleaford by-election candidates chosen by main parties". BBC News. 13 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Grantham A&E is major issue as doctor and nurse contest Sleaford by-election". Grantham Journal. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  9. ^ Syal, Rajeev; Asthana, Anushka (4 November 2016). "Stephen Phillips MP: 'I can no longer live with being labelled a Tory'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  10. ^ a b Pidluznyj, Stefan (11 November 2016). "Conservatives choose Caroline Johnson as candidate for Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election". Lincolnshire Reporter. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  11. ^ Mason, Rowena; Weaver, Matthew (9 December 2016). "Sleaford byelection: Caroline Johnson holds seat for Conservatives". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Sleaford & North Hykeham". BBC News. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Dr Caroline Johnson MP". parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Register of All-Party Parliamentary Groups" (PDF). 8 November 2017. pp. 300, 745.
  15. ^ "How MPs voted on May's withdrawal deal defeat". Financial Times. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019.
  16. ^ Hubbert, Andy (10 June 2019). "Update: Sleaford MP Caroline Johnson explains her backing of Boris to replace Theresa May as Tory party leader". Sleaford Standard. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  17. ^ "How your MP voted for Boris Johnson's Brexit deal". The Independent. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  18. ^ The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2019. Glasgow: Times Books. 2020. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1.
  19. ^ Sabur, Rozina (8 December 2016). "Who is Dr Caroline Johnson – the Conservative candidate for Sleaford and North Hykeham?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  20. ^ "Peterborough City Hospital". NHS Choices. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  21. ^ Davies, Elaine (9 June 2017). "Caroline Johnson focuses on Brexit as she is re-elected in Sleaford and North Hykeham". Lincolnshire Live. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017.
  22. ^ "The Register of Members' Financial Interests As at 7th July 2017". parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

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