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| name = Sandesh Gulhane |
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| honorific-suffix = [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]] |
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]] |
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| image = Sandesh Gulhane 2021.jpg |
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| office = [[Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care|Scottish Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care]] |
| office = [[Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care|Scottish Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care]] |
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| term_start = 16 September 2021 |
| term_start = 16 September 2021 |
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| leader = [[Douglas Ross (Scottish politician)|Douglas Ross]] |
| leader = [[Douglas Ross (Scottish politician)|Douglas Ross]] |
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| predecessor = [[Annie Wells (politician)|Annie Wells]] |
| predecessor = [[Annie Wells (politician)|Annie Wells]] |
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| office1 = [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]]<br />for [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]] <br />{{nobold|(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)}} |
| office1 = [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]]<br />for [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]] <br />{{nobold|(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)}} |
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| term_start1 = 8 May 2021 |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|1|22|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[London]], England |
| birth_place = [[London]], England |
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| party = [[Scottish Conservatives]] |
| party = [[Scottish Conservatives]] |
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| profession = General practitioner |
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| alma_mater = [[Imperial College London]] |
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'''Sandesh Prakash Gulhane''' (born |
'''Sandesh Prakash Gulhane''' (born 22 January 1982) is a British doctor and [[Scottish Conservatives|Conservative]] politician who has been a [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] (MSP) for the [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]] region since [[2021 Scottish Parliament election|May 2021]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Gulhane, Sandesh, (born 22 Jan. 1982), General Practitioner, Glasgow, since 2019; Member (C) Glasgow, Scottish Parliament, since 2021 |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/display/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-295974 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO |language=en |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u295974}}</ref> He is the Scottish Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care. Gulhane is the first Hindu and first man of [[Indian people|Indian]] descent to be elected to the Scottish Parliament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aitken |first1=Mark |title=As a large batch of MSPs with young children settles in for new parliament, we ask how easy it is to juggle life as a politician and a parent |url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/holyrood-parents/ |access-date=3 June 2021 |work=The Sunday Post |agency=DC Thomson Media |date=16 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/new-scottish-msp-and-doctor-didnt-hug-newborn-daughter-for-weeks-due-to-fear-of-passing-on-covid-from-nhs-frontline-3252986|title=New Scottish MSP and doctor didn't hug newborn daughter for weeks due to fear of passing on Covid from NHS frontline|last1=Bradley|first1=Jane|last2=Bussey|first2=Katrine|date=27 May 2021|work=The Scotsman}}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
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==Background== |
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Gulhane was born and educated in [[London]], England; he has two children.<ref name="standing"/> His parents were from [[Amravati]] in [[Maharashtra]], India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://react.etvbharat.com/english/national/state/maharashtra/in-a-first-indian-origin-doctor-becomes-scotland-mp/na20210517031658260|title=In a first, Indian origin doctor becomes Scotland MP|date=17 May 2021|work=ETV Bharat}}</ref> |
Gulhane was born and educated in [[London]], England; he has two children.<ref name="standing"/> His parents, Prakesh and Pushpa Gulhane, were from [[Amravati]] in [[Maharashtra]], India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://react.etvbharat.com/english/national/state/maharashtra/in-a-first-indian-origin-doctor-becomes-scotland-mp/na20210517031658260|title=In a first, Indian origin doctor becomes Scotland MP|date=17 May 2021|work=ETV Bharat}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> |
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He studied at [[Imperial College London]], having been a doctor since 2006.<ref name="Holyrood">{{cite news |last1=Thomson |first1=Jack |title=Doctor in the house: interview with Sandesh Gulhane MSP |url=https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,doctor-in-the-house-interview-with-sandesh-gulhane-msp |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=Holyrood Website |date=23 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He operated as a [[general practitioner]] in [[Glasgow]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-54880380|title=Covid in Scotland: Indian community prepares for a restricted Diwali|publisher=BBC News|date=12 November 2020}}</ref> having previously worked as an [[orthopaedics|orthopaedic registrar]] in hospitals in the city and [[East Kilbride]], after moving to Scotland around 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bmascotland.home.blog/2019/06/25/i-wanted-to-be-that-person-sandesh-gulhane/|title=I wanted to be that person|last=Gulhane|first=Sandesh|date=25 June 2019|website=BMA Scotland}}</ref> Before then, he was based in [[Birmingham]] and [[Newcastle upon Tyne]].<ref name="standing">{{cite news |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19250584.scottish-election-2021-doctor-standing-tories-glasgow-pollok/ |title=Scottish Election 2021: Doctor standing for Tories in Glasgow Pollok |first=Drew |last=Sandelands |work=[[Glasgow Times]] |date=22 April 2021| access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> He was Club Doctor as part of the medical staff of [[Scottish Professional Football League|SPFL]] football club [[Queens Park F.C.]] from 2017 until August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://queensparkfc.co.uk/medical-staff/|title=Medical Staff|website=[[Queens Park F.C.]]}}</ref> Gulhane continues to work one day per week as a GP.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Boothman|first=John|date=19 September 2021|title=Tory MSP backs ‘principles’ behind assisted dying bill|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tory-msp-backs-principles-behind-assisted-dying-bill-bj7b3kjjj|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=2021-09-20|issn=0140-0460|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
He studied at [[Imperial College London]], having been a doctor since 2006.<ref name="Holyrood">{{cite news |last1=Thomson |first1=Jack |title=Doctor in the house: interview with Sandesh Gulhane MSP |url=https://www.holyrood.com/inside-politics/view,doctor-in-the-house-interview-with-sandesh-gulhane-msp |access-date=8 September 2021 |work=Holyrood Website |date=23 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He operated as a [[general practitioner]] in [[Glasgow]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-54880380|title=Covid in Scotland: Indian community prepares for a restricted Diwali|publisher=BBC News|date=12 November 2020}}</ref> having previously worked as an [[orthopaedics|orthopaedic registrar]] in hospitals in the city and [[East Kilbride]], after moving to Scotland around 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bmascotland.home.blog/2019/06/25/i-wanted-to-be-that-person-sandesh-gulhane/|title=I wanted to be that person|last=Gulhane|first=Sandesh|date=25 June 2019|website=BMA Scotland}}</ref> Before then, he was based in [[Birmingham]] and [[Newcastle upon Tyne]].<ref name="standing">{{cite news |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19250584.scottish-election-2021-doctor-standing-tories-glasgow-pollok/ |title=Scottish Election 2021: Doctor standing for Tories in Glasgow Pollok |first=Drew |last=Sandelands |work=[[Glasgow Times]] |date=22 April 2021| access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> He was Club Doctor as part of the medical staff of [[Scottish Professional Football League|SPFL]] football club [[Queens Park F.C.]] from 2017 until August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://queensparkfc.co.uk/medical-staff/|title=Medical Staff|website=[[Queens Park F.C.]]}}</ref> Gulhane continues to work one day per week as a GP.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Boothman|first=John|date=19 September 2021|title=Tory MSP backs ‘principles’ behind assisted dying bill|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tory-msp-backs-principles-behind-assisted-dying-bill-bj7b3kjjj|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=2021-09-20|issn=0140-0460|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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On 16 September 2021, Gulhane was appointed as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, following the resignation of [[Annie_Wells_(politician)|Annie Wells]] from the role.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glasgow MSP steps down from front bench role for health reasons|url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19585386.glasgow-msp-resigns-front-bench-role-health-reasons/|last=Paterson|first=Stewart|access-date=2021-09-20|website=Glasgow Times|language=en}}</ref> |
On 16 September 2021, Gulhane was appointed as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, following the resignation of [[Annie_Wells_(politician)|Annie Wells]] from the role.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glasgow MSP steps down from front bench role for health reasons|url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19585386.glasgow-msp-resigns-front-bench-role-health-reasons/|last=Paterson|first=Stewart|access-date=2021-09-20|website=Glasgow Times|language=en}}</ref> |
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In August 2023, he announced his candidacy to be the Conservative [[prospective parliamentary candidate]] in [[East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Renfrewshire]] at the [[ |
In August 2023, he announced his candidacy to be the Conservative [[prospective parliamentary candidate]] in [[East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)|East Renfrewshire]] at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meighan |first=Craig |date=2023-08-14 |title=Scottish Tory MSP announces bid to become MP at next election |url=https://news.stv.tv/west-central/glasgow-tory-msp-sandesh-gulhane-announces-bid-to-become-east-renfrewshire-mp |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=STV News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
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In 2011, Gulhane married GP and TV presenter Dr Punam Krishan. The couple have a son and daughter.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 06:33, 5 July 2024
Sandesh Gulhane | |
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Scottish Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care | |
Assumed office 16 September 2021 | |
Leader | Douglas Ross |
Preceded by | Annie Wells |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
Assumed office 8 May 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | 22 January 1982
Political party | Scottish Conservatives |
Alma mater | Imperial College London |
Profession | General practitioner |
Sandesh Prakash Gulhane (born 22 January 1982) is a British doctor and Conservative politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region since May 2021.[1] He is the Scottish Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care. Gulhane is the first Hindu and first man of Indian descent to be elected to the Scottish Parliament.[2][3]
Early life and education
Gulhane was born and educated in London, England; he has two children.[4] His parents, Prakesh and Pushpa Gulhane, were from Amravati in Maharashtra, India.[5][1]
He studied at Imperial College London, having been a doctor since 2006.[6] He operated as a general practitioner in Glasgow,[7] having previously worked as an orthopaedic registrar in hospitals in the city and East Kilbride, after moving to Scotland around 2011.[8] Before then, he was based in Birmingham and Newcastle upon Tyne.[4] He was Club Doctor as part of the medical staff of SPFL football club Queens Park F.C. from 2017 until August 2021.[9] Gulhane continues to work one day per week as a GP.[10]
Political career
Gulhane stood as the Conservative candidate for the Glasgow Pollok constituency[4] and Glasgow regional list at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, and was elected for the Glasgow region.[11][12]
On 16 September 2021, Gulhane was appointed as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, following the resignation of Annie Wells from the role.[13]
In August 2023, he announced his candidacy to be the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate in East Renfrewshire at the 2024 general election.[14]
Personal life
In 2011, Gulhane married GP and TV presenter Dr Punam Krishan. The couple have a son and daughter.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Gulhane, Sandesh, (born 22 Jan. 1982), General Practitioner, Glasgow, since 2019; Member (C) Glasgow, Scottish Parliament, since 2021". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u295974. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Aitken, Mark (16 May 2021). "As a large batch of MSPs with young children settles in for new parliament, we ask how easy it is to juggle life as a politician and a parent". The Sunday Post. DC Thomson Media. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Bradley, Jane; Bussey, Katrine (27 May 2021). "New Scottish MSP and doctor didn't hug newborn daughter for weeks due to fear of passing on Covid from NHS frontline". The Scotsman.
- ^ a b c Sandelands, Drew (22 April 2021). "Scottish Election 2021: Doctor standing for Tories in Glasgow Pollok". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "In a first, Indian origin doctor becomes Scotland MP". ETV Bharat. 17 May 2021.
- ^ Thomson, Jack (23 June 2021). "Doctor in the house: interview with Sandesh Gulhane MSP". Holyrood Website. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Covid in Scotland: Indian community prepares for a restricted Diwali". BBC News. 12 November 2020.
- ^ Gulhane, Sandesh (25 June 2019). "I wanted to be that person". BMA Scotland.
- ^ "Medical Staff". Queens Park F.C.
- ^ Boothman, John (19 September 2021). "Tory MSP backs 'principles' behind assisted dying bill". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Scotland Election 2021 > Glasgow Pollok". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Scotland Election 2021 > Glasgow". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Paterson, Stewart. "Glasgow MSP steps down from front bench role for health reasons". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Meighan, Craig (14 August 2023). "Scottish Tory MSP announces bid to become MP at next election". STV News. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
External links
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Sandesh Gulhane