Helen Whately is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Faversham and Mid Kent constituency in Kent since 2015. Helen also sat on the Health Select Committee in the 2015-17 Parliament. Helen has an established career in business and healthcare. For nearly a decade, she has worked with NHS hospitals, helping them improve care and make the most of resources. She has also advised healthcare regulators and commissioners and worked on healthcare policy. Previously Helen ran a business unit at AOL Time Warner, negotiated deals for AOL Europe and trained as a management accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Alongside her career, Helen has worked with several charities as a volunteer and advisor and been a school governor.