David Prior, Baron Prior of Brampton

The Lord Prior of Brampton
Prior in 2020
Chair of NHS England
In office
31 October 2018 – 22 January 2022
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Chief ExecutiveThe Lord Stevens of Birmingham
Amanda Pritchard
Preceded byMalcolm Grant
Succeeded byRichard Meddings
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
In office
21 December 2016 – 27 October 2017
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byThe Lord Henley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for National Health Services Productivity
In office
14 May 2015 – 21 December 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byThe Earl Howe
Succeeded byThe Lord O'Shaughnessy
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
2 June 2015
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for North Norfolk
In office
1 May 1997 – 14 May 2001
Preceded byRalph Howell
Succeeded byNorman Lamb
Personal details
Born (1954-12-03) 3 December 1954 (age 69)
NationalityBritish
Political partyIndependent (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (until 2018)
SpouseCaroline Holmes
Parent(s)Jim Prior[1]
Jane Lywood
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge

David Gifford Leathes Prior, Baron Prior of Brampton (born 3 December 1954) is the former chairman of NHS England and chairman of University College Hospital. He served as Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for North Norfolk from 1997 until the 2001 general election, when he lost his seat to Norman Lamb of the Liberal Democrats by 483 votes. In 2015, he was appointed as a life peer in the House of Lords.

  1. ^ "Ex-Olympic showjumper used pig's blood to daub lewd messages in peer's home". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 19 September 2021.