Kieran Mullan

Kieran Mullan (born 6 June 1984) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Crewe and Nantwich at the 2019 general election.

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 Leeds School of Medicine.

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

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

In 2013, he contributed to a government review into the NHS Hospitals complaints system.

The following year, Mullan founded the charity ValueYou in Ealing, London which aimed to recognise volunteers.

He has also worked as a volunteer special constable for four years and as an emergency medicine doctor.

At the time of his selection for Crewe and Nantwich, Mullan was a clinical lead at the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership.

He had previously unsuccessfully contested elections for two seats in the Midlands: Birmingham Hodge Hill in 2015 (finishing second of six candidates, with 11.5% of the vote), and Wolverhampton South East in 2017 (coming second of five, with 34.8%).

He won Crewe and Nantwich for the Conservatives, defeating the incumbent Labour Party MP Laura Smith, by 8,508 votes.

It was thought that pro-Brexit 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 was selected as the Conservative candidate for the marginal seat of Crewe and Nantwich in September 2018.

Mullan has been a member of the Justice Select Committee since March 2020.

In 2020, while serving as an MP, he returned to his role as a doctor to volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mullan has campaigned for funding to rebuild Leighton Hospital, including petitions and joint letters with fellow Cheshire MPs Edward Timpson and Fiona Bruce, and holding a Westminster Hall debate on the topic in November 2021.

In May 2023, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay announced that the hospital would be included in the government's rebuilding programme as it was constructed using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete so was unsafe to use beyond 2030.

Mullan made the final shortlist for selection as the Conservative candidate for the new seat of Chester South and Eddisbury as he was considered as an incumbent by CCHQ as part of Crewe and Nantwich (5.6%) is contained in the new constituency.

The final result was postponed in September 2023 after he complained about the actions of a fellow candidate in the contest.

In October 2023, Aphra Brandreth (daughter of broadcaster and former City of Chester MP Gyles Brandreth) was selected as the Conservative candidate for Chester South and Eddisbury.

He announced in February 2024 that he would stand down at the next general election following a boundary review and changes in his personal life.

Mullan is gay.

He plays rugby and has spoken out against plans by the RFU to ban tackles above the waist in the community game.