Howard Stoate
| Howard Stoate | |
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| Member of Parliament for Dartford |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Dunn |
| Succeeded by | Gareth Johnson |
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14 April 1954 Weymouth, Dorset, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Dunkerley |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
Dr 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.
He went to the independent Kingston Grammar School and at King's College London, gaining an MSc and Diploma of the RCOG (DRCOG). Stoate was a junior hospital doctor from 1977–81, 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 99, Chair of Finance 1995-97.
He was elected MP for Dartford in 1997, having previously contested the 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.
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