Howard Stoate

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.

Howard Stoate
Member of Parliament
for Dartford
In office
1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byBob Dunn
Succeeded byGareth Johnson
Personal details
Born (1954-04-14) 14 April 1954
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Political partyLabour
SpouseDeborah Dunkerley
Alma materKing's College London

Early life

He studied at the independent Kingston Grammar School and later at King's College London, earning an MSc and Diploma of the RCOG (DRCOG). Stoate was a junior hospital doctor from 1977 to 1981, 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 1999, Chair of Finance 1995–97.

Parliamentary career

Stoate was elected MP for Dartford in 1997, ousting the four-term Conservative incumbent Bob Dunn; he had previously contested the Dartford 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
  1. "MP to quit over second job rules". BBC News Online. 28 July 2009.
  2. http://www.fabians.org.uk/authors-mainmenu-88/authors/dr-howard-stoate-mp%5B%5D Fabian Society Website
  3. "Bexley Clinical Commissioning Group chairman Dr Howard Stoate answers key questions". Bexley Times. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. "Calm down, David Cameron – and get your facts right at PMQs". The Guardian. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

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