Dr Aidan King is the Liberal Democrats prospective candidate for the Newcastle upon Tyne North constituency at the next General Election
He can be contacted via aidan.king@ncl-libdems.org.uk
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Aidan was educated at Heaton Manor High School in Newcastle to sixth form, Manchester Victoria University 1998-2002 (MPharm), Newcastle University Medical School 2006-2010 (NBBS).
He worked as a pharmacist from 2003-2011, and is now a physician at Royal Victoria Hospital specialising in clinical pharmacology, therapeutics and toxicology. He is also a Lecturer Pharmacology Newcastle University. He has two sons aged 6 and 3 years old, and in his spare time he's a self builder, playing football each week with old friends.
He was a Liberal Democrats councillor for Castle ward from 2018 to 2021. On behalf of the Liberal Democrats he contested the 2019 European elections and the General Election that year for Stockton North.
Aiden worked as a medic throughout the Pandemic, mainly at North Tees Hospital (pictured). At that time he also authored motions debated at Newcastle City Council about the furlough extension and vaccine policy, several of the recommendations of which were adopted by government.
The Liberal Democrats have called for a return to proper local health services, after new figures revealed a fall in the number of GPs in Newcastle upon Tyne while patient numbers rise.
We are committed to tackling the challenges facing our music industry head-on. By doing so, we can maintain the UK’s reputation as a global leader in music, while giving future generations the chance to share in its success.
The Liberal Democrats are committed to rebuilding the trust and compassion that the UK was once known for. We believe that our country has a responsibility to support those in need, no matter where they are in the world.
For too long, years of neglect and mismanagement by the previous Conservative Government have pushed our prison system into a deep crisis.
