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 | |
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| Born | (1982-01-22) 22 January 1982 (age 42) London, England |
| Political party | Scottish Conservatives |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
| Profession | General practitioner |
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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]
Gulhane was born and educated in London, England; he has two children.[4] His parents, Prakesh and Pushpa Gulhane, were from AmravatiinMaharashtra, India.[5][1]
He studied at Imperial College London, having been a doctor since 2006.[6] He operated as a general practitionerinGlasgow,[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]
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 candidateinEast Renfrewshire at the 2024 general election.[14]
In 2011, Gulhane married GP and TV presenter Dr Punam Krishan. The couple have a son and daughter.[1]
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Elected in the 2021 election | |
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SNP (9 seats), Labour (4 seats), Conservative (2 seats), Greens (1 seat) | |
