Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Appearance
Shadow Secretary of State for Health | |
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since 7 October 2016 | |
Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
Inaugural holder | Shirley Williams |
Formation | 19 June 1970 |
Website | The Shadow Cabinet |
The Shadow Secretary of State for Health is an office within British politics held by a member of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the actions of the government's Secretary of State for Health and develop alternative policies. The office holder is a member of the Shadow Cabinet.
List of Shadow Secretaries of State for Health
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Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Notes | Ref | |
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style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Shirley Williams | 19 June 1970 | 19 October 1971 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Barbara Castle | 19 October 1971 | 24 March 1972 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | John Silkin | 24 March 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Keith Joseph | 4 March 1974 | 11 March 1974 | Conservative | Former Secretary of State for Health and Social Services (1970–1974) | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Geoffrey Howe | 11 March 1974 | 18 February 1975 | Conservative | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Norman Fowler | 18 February 1975 | 19 November 1976 | Conservative | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Patrick Jenkin | 19 November 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Conservative | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | David Ennals | 4 May 1979 | 14 June 1979 | Labour | Former Secretary of State for Health and Social Services (1976–1979) | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Stanley Orme | 14 June 1979 | 8 December 1980 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Gwyneth Dunwoody | 8 December 1980 | 31 October 1983 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael Meacher | 31 October 1983 | 13 July 1987 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Robin Cook | 13 July 1987 | 18 July 1992 | Labour | [1] | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | David Blunkett | 18 July 1992 | 20 October 1994 | Labour | [2] | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Margaret Beckett | 20 October 1994 | 19 October 1995 | Labour | [3] | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Harriet Harman | 19 October 1995 | 1 July 1996 | Labour | [4] | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Chris Smith | 1 July 1996 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Stephen Dorrell | 2 May 1997 | 11 June 1997 | Conservative | Former Secretary of State for Health (1995–1997) | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | John Maples | 11 June 1997 | 1 June 1998 | Conservative | [5][6] | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Ann Widdecombe | 1 June 1998 | 13 January 1999 | Conservative | [7] | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Liam Fox | 13 January 1999 | 6 November 2003 | Conservative | [8] | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Tim Yeo | 6 November 2003 | 19 June 2004 | Conservative | Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Education | [9] |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Andrew Lansley | 19 June 2004 | 12 May 2010 | Conservative | Later Secretary of State for Health (2010–2012) | [10][11] |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Andy Burnham | 12 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | Former Secretary of State for Health (2009–2010) | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | John Healey | 8 October 2010 | 6 October 2011 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Andy Burnham | 7 October 2011 | 13 September 2015 | Labour | Former Secretary of State for Health (2009–2010) | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Heidi Alexander | 13 September 2015 | 26 June 2016 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Diane Abbott | 27 June 2016 | 6 October 2016 | Labour | ||
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Jon Ashworth | 7 October 2016 | Incumbent | Labour | [12] |
References
- ^ "Former minister Robin Cook dies". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 August 2005. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ Brown, Colin (21 March 2005). "David Blunkett: 'I'd like to come back but I have to earn it. That means the graft of getting round the country'". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ "Hunting a second term". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 December 2000. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ "Politics 97; Harriet Harman". BBC Political Research Unit. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1997. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ "John Maples; Biographical details". Ask Aristotle. London: guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on November 13, 2005. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
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- ^ "Opposition front bench team as at 5 June 1998". House of Commons Weekly Information Bulletin. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 6 June 1998. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Opposition front bench team". House of Commons Weekly Information Bulletin. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 19 June 1999. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Tim Yeo; Biographical details". Ask Aristotle. London: guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
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- ^ "Her Majesty's Official Opposition". Parliament of the United Kingdom. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ "Jeremy Corbyn unveils new shadow cabinet after raft of resignations". The Guardian. 27 June 2016.
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