Nadine Dorries began her career as a nurse, having trained at Warrington General Hospital - then went on to set up her own business and later became a director at BUPA. She was elected as the Member of Parliament for Mid Bedfordshire in May 2005, becoming an adviser to the former Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Oliver Letwin MP.
Nadine Dorries MP was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care in May 2020, having been promoted from Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the department, appointed on 27 July 2019.
