Introduction
Luke Morgan Evans (born 10 January 1983) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bosworth in Leicestershire since the 2019 general election. He is also a general practitioner (GP).
Early life and medical career
His father is a GP and his mother is a nurse. His two brothers are both doctors. Evans qualified as a doctor from the University of Birmingham Medical School in 2007 and specialised as a GP in 2013.
Political career
Evans stood as a Conservative candidate in Birmingham Edgbaston in the 2015 general election, and came second to the incumbent Labour MP Gisela Stuart who had represented the constituency since 1997. He supported the UK leaving the EU in the 2016 UK EU membership referendum.
He was elected as Bosworth MP in the 2019 general election with a majority of 26,278. It had been previously been represented by Conservative MP David Tredinnick since 1987 and is considered a notionally safe seat. Evans has served as a member of the Health and Social Care Select Committee since March 2020.
Personal life
Evans married Dr. Charlotte March in May 2019, who is a GP.