Julia Kate Drown (born 23 August 1962) is a former British Labour Party politician. She was the member of parliament (MP) for Swindon South, in south-west England, from

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

until 2005. Drown was a

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accountant and member of

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before her election to parliament. A mother of young children, she was at the forefront of campaigns to make Parliament more child-friendly, including the allowing of breast-feeding.BBC News
Julia Drown
16 October 2002 Drown did not seek re-election as an MP at the 2005 general election. As of May 2018, Drown holds several organisational positions. She chairs the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, and is a trustee of the Pension Scheme for the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Associated Employers. She also occasionally trains for Eden and Partners (a health sector leadership and training consultancy). Previously she was a member of the

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Appeals Committee, the Health Care Professions Council and the Audit Committee of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

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