Caroline Johnson
Caroline Elizabeth Johnson ("née" Burton; born 31 December 1977) is a British Conservative Party politician and consultant paediatrician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sleaford and North Hykeham since the by-election on 8 December 2016. Early life and education. Caroline Elizabeth Burton was born on 31 December 1977 in Middlesbrough, England, to Len and Lynda Burton. She was educated at Nunthorpe Comprehensive School and at the independent school of Gordonstoun in Moray. She graduated from Newcastle University Medical School in 2001. Johnson trained in paediatrics, becoming a senior house officer in 2002 and a  specialist registrar in 2005; she became a consultant paediatrician in 2012. Political career. She contested the Scunthorpe seat in the 2010 general election, coming second to the Labour candidate Nic Dakin. In the June 2016 European Union membership referendum, Johnson voted for Brexit. Later in the year, a by-election was called in the Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency after the resignation of its MP Stephen Phillips following differences between him and the government on Brexit. Johnson was selected by the Conservative Party to contest the seat in the December by-election. In the by-election she was elected as  MP with 17,570 (53.5%) votes and a majority of 13,144. Johnson retained her seat in the 2017 general election with 42,245 votes (64.2%) and a majority of 25,237. Following the election, she was chosen to be part of the Health Select Committee and the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. She served on the Health Select Committee until February 2018. Johnson also chairs the All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) for Children who need Palliative Care and Rural Crime. She is a member of the European Research Group. Johnson voted for then Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement and  against any referendum on a withdrawal agreement in early 2019. She supported Boris Johnson in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election. Following his election as prime minister, she voted for his Brexit withdrawal agreement in October 2019. She was re-elected in the December general election with an increased majority of 32,565 (48.9%) votes, the largest majority won by any Conservative candidate at the election. Personal life. Since 2001, Caroline has been married to Nik Johnson and they have three children. Nik works as a farmer and businessman. They live in Sudbrook, Lincolnshire. In addition to her parliamentary duties, she  continues to work as a part-time consultant paediatrician in Peterborough City Hospital.