Lauren Sullivan is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Gravesham since the 2024 general election.

[1][2][failed verification] Sullivan researched neglected tropical diseases under Regius Professor Michael Ferguson at the University of Dundee, specialising in African sleeping sickness.

[4] She then worked on malaria under Jean Langhorne at the Francis Crick Institute in London, having held a Daphne Jackson fellowship.

[3] She has served as Borough Councillor at Gravesham Borough Council and Leader of the Opposition at Kent County Council In the 2024 General Election, Sullivan was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Gravesham with 16,623 votes (38.5%) and a majority of 2,712 over the second place Conservative candidate and incumbent, Adam Holloway.

On 24 July 2024, Sullivan made her maiden speech in the House of Commons during a debate on education and opportunity.