Nadine Dorries

High school (ages 12+)
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1. When was Nadine Dorries born?May 21, 1957
2. Where was Nadine Dorries born?Liverpool, England
3. What is the first elected?2005, as Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire
4. What is the previous career?Trainee nurse, medical representative, founder of Company Kids Ltd
5. Who is Nadine Dorries?Nadine Dorries is a former British politician and author who was born in Liverpool in 1957. She served as a Member of Parliament and held several ministerial positions.
6. What did she do before she became an MP?Before politics, she worked as a trainee nurse, a medical representative, and even ran a community school in Zambia. She later started a childcare company called Company Kids Ltd.

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