Danny Seiorse Chambers (born 12 January 1982) is a British

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politician and

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who has been

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(MP) for Winchester since 2024. Chambers is the founder of Veterinary Voices UK and a trustee of Vetlife, a mental health charity. He lives in Shawford, Hampshire, with his partner. Chambers currently sits on the Liberal Democrat frontbench team as the Spokesperson for Mental Health.

Early life and education

Danny Seiorse Chambers was born in

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and grew up on a farm near

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. He studied at

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, serving as head boy and gaining A-levels in biology, chemistry and physics. He graduated from the

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in 2006 with an MSc degree in infectious disease control and in 2008 with a BVSc degree in veterinary medicine.

Veterinary career

Chambers is an elected member of the council of the

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, serving from 2017 to 2025. He has contributed to the magazine ''

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''. Chambers has worked with volunteers for veterinary charities in India, Morocco and The Gambia. He has participated in public health programmes to eradicate

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from street dogs. He has also worked to improve the lives of working

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, where people are reliant on them for their income. Chambers is the founder of Veterinary Voices UK and a trustee of Vetlife, a mental health charity. Chambers gave up his veterinary practice upon entering

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in 2024.

Political career

In the 2019 general election, Chambers stood as the

candidate for

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. Chambers received 30.8 per cent of the vote, coming second to the incumbent MP, Scott Mann. In the 2024 general election, Chambers was the Liberal Democrat candidate for Winchester against

Flick Drummond Felicia Jane "Flick" Beatrix Drummond (born 16 June 1962) is a British Conservative Party politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Meon Valley since 2019, having previously represented Portsmouth South from 2015 to 2017. Pol ...

, the incumbent MP for the part of the Winchester constituency that had been in the constituency of Meon Valley prior to 2024, winning with 52.5 per cent of the vote and a 13,821-vote majority. On 12 September 2024, he made his

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in the

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during the Sir David Amess

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. On 18 September 2024,

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announced his new

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: Chambers became Spokesperson for Mental Health within the team.

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* Living people 1982 births Alumni of the University of Liverpool English veterinarians Liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies Politicians from Plymouth, Devon People from the Borough of West Devon UK MPs 2024–present {{England-UK-MP-stub