David Prior, Baron Prior of Brampton

The Right Honourable The Lord Prior of Brampton
Prior in 2020
Chair of NHS England
In office 31 October 2018 – 22 January 2022
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Chief Executive	The Lord Stevens of Birmingham Amanda Pritchard
Preceded by	Malcolm Grant
Succeeded by	Richard Meddings
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
In office 21 December 2016 – 27 October 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	The Lord Henley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for National Health Services Productivity
In office 14 May 2015 – 21 December 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron Theresa May
Preceded by	The Earl Howe
Succeeded by	The Lord O'Shaughnessy
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 June 2015 Life Peerage
Member of Parliament for North Norfolk
In office 1 May 1997 – 14 May 2001
Preceded by	Ralph Howell
Succeeded by	Norman Lamb
Personal details
Born	(1954-12-03) 3 December 1954 (age 69)
Nationality	British
Political party	Independent (since 2018)
Other political affiliations	Conservative (until 2018)
Spouse	Caroline Holmes
Parent(s)	Jim Prior[1] Jane Lywood
Alma mater	Pembroke 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.