Lauren Sullivan

Lauren Sullivan is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Gravesham since the 2024 general election. Before being elected as a Member of Parliament, she was a scientist and a chemistry teacher.

Early career Sullivan researched neglected tropical diseases under Regius Professor Michael Ferguson at the University of Dundee, specialising in African sleeping sickness. She then worked on malaria under Jean Langhorne at the Francis Crick Institute in London, having held a Daphne Jackson fellowship. She is also qualified as a secondary school science teacher.

Political career In the 2024 general election, Sullivan was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Gravesham with 16,623 votes (38.5%) and a majority of 2,712 over the second place Conservative candidate and incumbent, Adam Holloway.

Sullivan was a Councillor on Gravesham Borough Council from 2015 until 2025. She had been a Cabinet Member since 2019 and resigned as a Cabinet Member following her election to Parliament.

On 24 July 2024, Sullivan made her maiden speech in the House of Commons during a debate on education and opportunity.

On 20 May 2026, she was appointed parliamentary private secretary to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.