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Biography
Peter Richard Prinsley (born 1957 or 1958) is a British Labour Party politician, who was elected as Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket in the general election held on 4 July 2024.
He is a member of Jewish Labour Movement and GMB.
Career
Prinsley is a doctor by profession. He was educated at Sheffield Medical School. Before being elected to Parliament, he worked as a consultant ENT surgeon at the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital, James Paget University Hospital and in private practice. He has a research interest in Otology and taught at Norwich Medical School. Prinsley became a Norwich City councillor in 2023.
Member of Parliament
Prinsley's election was seen as a surprise win for the Labour Party in an area that has traditionally been heavily Conservative. He defeated Conservative candidate Will Tanner, who had previously served as the Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Personal life
He is Jewish and attends Norwich Synagogue. His wife, Dr Marian Prinsley, is a retired psychologist and former president of the Norwich Hebrew Congregation who became the Sheriff of Norwich in 2019. Mr Prinsley's brother-in-law is John Schlapobersky, a group psychotherapist and anti-apartheid activist who was a Founding Trustee of the Medical Foundation for Victims of Torture. The Prinsleys have three adult children and are grandparents.
