Kieran Mullan (born 6 June 1984) is a British

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politician who was elected as the

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(MP) for

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at the 2019 general election.

Early life and career

Mullan was born in 1984. He grew up in social housing. His mother is a nurse and his father is a policeman. Mullan studied medicine at the

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. In 2008, he was an account executive for the public relations firm

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. From 2009 to 2013, he worked for the advocacy group

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. In 2013, he contributed to a government review into the NHS Hospitals complaints system. The following year, Mullan founded the charity ValueYou in

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, London which aimed to recognise volunteers. He has also worked as a volunteer special constable for four years and as an emergency medicine doctor.

Political career

Mullan unsuccessfully contested elections for two seats in the Midlands:

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, and

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. He was selected as the Conservative candidate for the Crewe and Nantwich seat in September 2018. At the time of his selection Mullan was a clinical lead at the

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. He won the

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for the Conservatives, defeating the incumbent Labour Party MP Laura Smith, by 8,508 votes. It was thought that pro-

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sentiment in the constituency contributed to the win. During his election victory speech he said he would "speak up for, and work for, staff" at the NHS and increase the number of GPs. Mullan has been a member of the

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since March 2020. In 2020, while serving as an MP, he returned to his role as a doctor to volunteer during the

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Personal life

Mullan is gay.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mullan, Kieran Living people Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 2019–present English LGBT politicians LGBT members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Gay politicians 1984 births