Sandesh Gulhane (born 1982) is a British doctor and

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politician who has been a

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(MSP) for the

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region since May 2021. He is the Scottish Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care. Gulhane is the first Hindu and first man of

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descent to be elected to the Scottish Parliament.

Background

Gulhane was born and educated in

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, England; he has two children. His parents were from the city of

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, in

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, India. He studied at

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, having been a doctor since 2006. He operated as a general practitioner in

, having previously worked as an orthopaedic registrar in hospitals in the city and

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, after moving to Scotland around 2011. Before then, he was based in

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and

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. He was Club Doctor as part of the medical staff of

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football club

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from 2017 until August 2021. Gulhane continues to work one day per week as a GP.

Political career

Gulhane stood as the Conservative candidate for the Glasgow Pollok constituency and

regional list at the

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, and was elected for the Glasgow region. On 16 September 2021, Gulhane was appointed as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, following the resignation of

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from the role.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gulhane, Sandesh Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Politicians from London British general practitioners Conservative MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament 2021–2026 British politicians of Indian descent Queen's Park F.C. non-playing staff British Hindus British people of Marathi descent

Background

Political career

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