Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

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Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
AppointerLeader of the Opposition
WebsiteThe Shadow Cabinet

The shadow secretary of state for health and social care is an office within British politics held by a member of His 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 social care and develop alternative policies. The office holder is a member of the Shadow Cabinet and appointed by the leader of the opposition.

It is currently held by Stuart Andrew.

List of shadow secretaries

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Shadow Minister for Health

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Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Notes Ref
Edith Summerskill File:Baroness Summerskill.jpg 15 July 1955 November 1961 Labour Gaitskell [1]
Kenneth Robinson File:No image.svg November 1961 16 October 1964 Labour Minister of Health (1964–1968)
Wilson

Shadow Minister for Social Services

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Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Notes Ref
Bernard Braine File:Bernard Braine.jpg 16 October 1964 29 October 1964 Conservative Douglas-Home Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health (1962–1964)
Keith Joseph File:No image.svg 29 October 1964 19 April 1966 Secretary of State for Health and Social Services (1970–1974)
Heath
Mervyn Pike File:No image.svg 19 April 1966 10 October 1967 [2]
Robert Lindsay File:No image.svg 10 October 1967 1 November 1968

Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Services

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Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Notes Ref
Robert Lindsay File:No image.svg 1 November 1968 19 June 1970 Conservative Heath
Richard Crossman File:Richard Crossland MP (3x4 crop).jpg 19 June 1970 23 July 1970 Labour Wilson II Secretary of State for Health and Social Services (1968–1970)
Shirley Williams File:Shirley Williams, 1984.jpg 23 July 1970 19 October 1971 Later SDP Founder and Liberal Democrats Leader in House of Lords [3]
Barbara Castle File:1657543218962 NP0238 Barbara CASTLE 001 MOBILE.jpg 19 October 1971 6 December 1972 Secretary of State for Health and Social Services (1974–1976)
John Silkin File:John Silkin.png 6 December 1972 4 March 1974 [4]
Keith Joseph File:Sir Keith Joseph visits Llangefni and Caernarfon (1469270) Crop.jpg 4 March 1974 11 March 1974 Conservative Heath II Secretary of State for Health and Social Services (1970–1974)
Geoffrey Howe File:Geoffrey Howe (1985).jpg 11 March 1974 18 February 1975
Norman Fowler File:Official portrait of Lord Fowler crop 2.jpg 18 February 1975 19 November 1976 Thatcher
Patrick Jenkin File:No image.svg 19 November 1976 4 May 1979
David Ennals File:David Ennals.jpg 4 May 1979 14 June 1979 Labour Callaghan Secretary of State for Health and Social Services (1976–1979)
Stanley Orme File:Stanley Orme.jpg 14 June 1979 8 December 1980 [5]
Gwyneth Dunwoody File:Dunwoody (cropped).jpg 8 December 1980 31 October 1983 Foot
Michael Meacher File:Michael Meacher official portrait.jpg 31 October 1983 13 July 1987 Kinnock
Robin Cook File:Robin Cook official portrait.jpg 13 July 1987 25 July 1988 [6]


Shadow Secretary of State for Health

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Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Notes Ref
Robin Cook File:Robin Cook official portrait.jpg 25 July 1988 18 July 1992 Labour Kinnock
David Blunkett File:David Blunkett DfEE.jpg 18 July 1992 20 October 1994 Smith [7]
Beckett
Margaret Beckett File:Official portrait of Margaret Beckett as Environment Secretary (cropped).jpg 20 October 1994 19 October 1995 Blair [8]
Harriet Harman File:Harriet Harman (3x4 crop).jpg 19 October 1995 1 July 1996 [9]
Chris Smith File:Chris Smith 1997 (cropped).png 1 July 1996 2 May 1997
Stephen Dorrell File:Stephen Dorrell 2011 (cropped).jpg 2 May 1997 11 June 1997 Conservative Major Secretary of State for Health (1995–1997)
John Maples File:No image.svg 11 June 1997 1 June 1998 Hague [10][11]
Ann Widdecombe File:Ann Widdecombe as a Minister of State.jpg 1 June 1998 13 January 1999 [12]
Liam Fox File:Liam Fox MP, 2007 cropped.jpg 13 January 1999 6 November 2003 [13]
Duncan Smith
Tim Yeo File:Tim Yeo MP (15216846249).jpg 6 November 2003 19 June 2004 Howard Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Education [14]
Andrew Lansley File:Andrew Lansley, October 2009 2 cropped and rotated.jpg 19 June 2004 12 May 2010 Secretary of State for Health (2010–2012) [15][16]
Cameron
Andy Burnham File:Andy Burnham (cropped).jpg 12 May 2010 8 October 2010 Labour Harman Secretary of State for Health (2009–2010)
John Healey File:John Healey.jpg 8 October 2010 6 October 2011 Miliband
Andy Burnham File:Andy Burnham (cropped).jpg 7 October 2011 13 September 2015 Secretary of State for Health (2009–2010)
Harman II
Heidi Alexander File:Official portrait of Heidi Alexander crop 2.jpg 13 September 2015 26 June 2016 Corbyn
Diane Abbott File:Official portrait of Ms Diane Abbott crop 2.jpg 27 June 2016 6 October 2016 [17]
Jonathan Ashworth File:Official portrait of Jonathan Ashworth crop 2.jpg 7 October 2016 8 January 2018 [18]

Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

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Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Notes Ref
Jonathan Ashworth File:Official portrait of Jonathan Ashworth MP crop 2.jpg 8 January 2018 29 November 2021 Labour Corbyn
Starmer
Wes Streeting File:Official portrait of Wes Streeting MP crop 2.jpg 29 November 2021 5 July 2024 Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (2024-present) [19]
Victoria Atkins File:Official portrait of Victoria Atkins MP crop 2, 2024.jpg 8 July 2024 5 November 2024 Conservative Sunak Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (2023-2024)
Ed Argar File:Edward Argar Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2022 (cropped).jpg 5 November 2024 22 July 2025 Badenoch
Stuart Andrew File:Official portrait of Stuart Andrew crop 2, 2021.jpg 22 July 2025 Incumbent

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