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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg/68px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg/90px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="479" /></a></span> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">The Monarch</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_British_monarchs" title="List of British monarchs">list</a>)</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/King_Charles_III" class="mw-redirect" title="King Charles III">King Charles III</a> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Prince of Wales's feathers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg/30px-Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg/45px-Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg/60px-Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="339" data-file-height="383" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne" title="Succession to the British throne">Heir apparent</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/William,_Prince_of_Wales" title="William, Prince of Wales">William, Prince of Wales</a> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_royal_family" title="British royal family">Royal family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne" title="Succession to the British throne">Succession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom">Prerogative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counsellor_of_State" title="Counsellor of State">Counsellors of State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republicanism_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Republicanism in the United Kingdom">Republicanism in the United Kingdom</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">Privy Council</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_Crown_%26_Garter).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg/20px-Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg/30px-Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg/40px-Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="1147" /></a></span> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a><br /><b>(<a href="/wiki/King-in-Council" title="King-in-Council">King-in-Council</a>)</b> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">HM Government</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_lesser_arms).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/30px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/45px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/60px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1552" data-file-height="1366" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cabinet of the United Kingdom">Cabinet</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_British_governments" title="List of British governments">list</a>)<br /></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Starmer_ministry" title="Starmer ministry">Starmer ministry</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">L</a>)<br /> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom">list</a>)<br /></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Keir_Starmer" title="Keir Starmer">Keir Starmer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">L</a>)<br /> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Deputy Prime Minister</a></b><br /></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Angela_Rayner" title="Angela Rayner">Angela Rayner</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">L</a>)<br /> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_the_Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_government_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of government ministers of the United Kingdom">Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_agency" title="Executive agency">Agencies</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Legislatures_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Legislatures of the United Kingdom">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament</a></b></li></ul> <p>(<a href="/wiki/King-in-Parliament" title="King-in-Parliament">King-in-Parliament</a>)<br /> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crowned_Portcullis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Crowned portcullis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Crowned_Portcullis.svg/50px-Crowned_Portcullis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Crowned_Portcullis.svg/75px-Crowned_Portcullis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Crowned_Portcullis.svg/100px-Crowned_Portcullis.svg.png 2x" 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data-file-width="360" data-file-height="199" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Lord_Speaker" title="Lord Speaker">Lord Speaker</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/John_McFall,_Baron_McFall_of_Alcluith" title="John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith">The Lord McFall of Alcluith</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:House_of_Commons_UK.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Composition diagram of the House of Commons" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/House_of_Commons_UK.svg/100px-House_of_Commons_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/House_of_Commons_UK.svg/150px-House_of_Commons_UK.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/House_of_Commons_UK.svg/200px-House_of_Commons_UK.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="164" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)" title="Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)">Speaker</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Hoyle" title="Lindsay Hoyle">Sir Lindsay Hoyle</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(United_Kingdom)" title="Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)">Leader of the Opposition</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/Kemi_Badenoch" title="Kemi Badenoch">Kemi Badenoch</a> (<a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">C</a>)<br /></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">59th Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Most_Loyal_Opposition" title="His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition">Opposition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">MPs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">List of MPs</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciaries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Judiciaries of the United Kingdom">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a><br /><b>(<a href="/wiki/Court_of_King%27s_Bench_(England)" title="Court of King's Bench (England)">King-on-the-Bench</a>)</b> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Supreme Court of the United Kingdom">Supreme Court</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Badge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/30px-Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/45px-Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/60px-Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="691" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom">President</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Robert_Reed,_Baron_Reed_of_Allermuir" title="Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir">The Lord Reed</a> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_President_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom">Deputy President</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Hodge,_Lord_Hodge" title="Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge">The Lord Hodge</a> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom">Justices of the Supreme Court</a></b></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Judiciaries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Judiciaries of the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_England_and_Wales" title="Courts of England and Wales">England and Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_Scotland" title="Courts of Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Courts of Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_England" title="Bank of England">Bank of England</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_the_Bank_of_England" title="Governor of the Bank of England">Governor</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bailey_(banker)" title="Andrew Bailey (banker)">Andrew Bailey</a> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Governor_of_the_Bank_of_England" title="Deputy Governor of the Bank of England">Deputy governors</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Monetary_Policy_Committee_(United_Kingdom)" title="Monetary Policy Committee (United Kingdom)">Monetary Policy Committee</a> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_currencies" title="List of British currencies">Currencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_pound_sterling" title="Banknotes of the pound sterling">Banknotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coins_of_the_pound_sterling" title="Coins of the pound sterling">Coins</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Elections in the United Kingdom">Elections</a> and <a href="/wiki/Referendums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Referendums in the United Kingdom">referendums</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament constituencies</a> (<a href="/wiki/2023_Periodic_Review_of_Westminster_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies">2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of political parties in the United Kingdom">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_Parties,_Elections_and_Referendums_Act_2000" title="Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000">Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dissolution_and_Calling_of_Parliament_Act_2022" title="Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022">Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament_constituencies_and_electoral_regions" title="Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions">Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senedd_constituencies_and_electoral_regions" title="Senedd constituencies and electoral regions">Senedd constituencies and electoral regions</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_general_elections" title="List of United Kingdom general elections">UK general elections</a></b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="First Parliament of the United Kingdom">1801 co-option</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1802_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1802 United Kingdom general election">1802</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1806_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1806 United Kingdom general election">1806</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1807_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1807 United Kingdom general election">1807</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1812 United Kingdom general election">1812</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1818 United Kingdom general election">1818</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1820 United Kingdom general election">1820</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1826 United Kingdom general election">1826</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1830_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1830 United Kingdom general election">1830</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1831_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1831 United Kingdom general election">1831</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1832_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1832 United Kingdom general election">1832–33</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1835_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1835 United Kingdom general election">1835</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1837_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1837 United Kingdom general election">1837</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1841_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1841 United Kingdom general election">1841</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1847_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1847 United Kingdom general election">1847</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1852 United Kingdom general election">1852</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1857_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1857 United Kingdom general election">1857</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1859_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1859 United Kingdom general election">1859</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1865_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1865 United Kingdom general election">1865</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1868 United Kingdom general election">1868</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1874 United Kingdom general election">1874</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1880 United Kingdom general election">1880</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1885 United Kingdom general election">1885</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1886 United Kingdom general election">1886</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1892 United Kingdom general election">1892</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1895_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1895 United Kingdom general election">1895</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1900 United Kingdom general election">1900</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1906 United Kingdom general election">1906</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/January_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="January 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Jan–Feb)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="December 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Dec)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1918 United Kingdom general election">1918</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1922 United Kingdom general election">1922</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1923_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1923 United Kingdom general election">1923</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1924 United Kingdom general election">1924</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1929_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1929 United Kingdom general election">1929</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1931_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1931 United Kingdom general election">1931</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1935_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1935 United Kingdom general election">1935</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1945 United Kingdom general election">1945</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1950 United Kingdom general election">1950</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1951_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1951 United Kingdom general election">1951</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1955_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1955 United Kingdom general election">1955</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1959_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1959 United Kingdom general election">1959</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1964 United Kingdom general election">1964</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Feb)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="October 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Oct)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1983 United Kingdom general election">1983</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1987 United Kingdom general election">1987</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1992 United Kingdom general election">1992</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1997 United Kingdom general election">1997</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2001 United Kingdom general election">2001</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Endorsements</b></div> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>European Parliament elections (1979–2019)</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1979</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1984</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1989</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1994</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1999</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2009</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2019</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Scottish Parliament elections</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="1999 Scottish Parliament election">1999</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2003 Scottish Parliament election">2003</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2007 Scottish Parliament election">2007</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2011 Scottish Parliament election">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2016 Scottish Parliament election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2021 Scottish Parliament election">2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="Next Scottish Parliament election">Next</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Northern Ireland Assembly elections</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1998</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2003</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2007</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2017_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2022_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="Next Northern Ireland Assembly election">Next</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Senedd elections</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="1999 National Assembly for Wales election">1999</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2003_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2003 National Assembly for Wales election">2003</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2007_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2007 National Assembly for Wales election">2007</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2011 National Assembly for Wales election">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2016 National Assembly for Wales election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Senedd_election" title="2021 Senedd election">2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Senedd_election" title="Next Senedd election">Next</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>UK referendums</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1975_United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum" title="1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum">1975</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum" title="2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">2016</a></li></ul></div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Devolution_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Devolution in the United Kingdom">Devolution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intergovernmental_relations_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom">Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_consent_motion" title="Legislative consent motion">Legislative consent motions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_and_Heads_of_Devolved_Governments_Council" title="Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council">Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_Nations_and_Regions" title="Council of the Nations and Regions">Council of the Nations and Regions</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governance_of_England" title="Governance of England">Governance of England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_votes_for_English_laws" title="English votes for English laws">English votes for English laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority" title="Greater London Authority">Greater London Authority</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Greater_London_Authority_referendum" title="1998 Greater London Authority referendum">1998 referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority_Act_1999" title="Greater London Authority Act 1999">Greater London Authority Act 1999</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority_Act_2007" title="Greater London Authority Act 2007">2007 Act</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_London" title="Mayor of London">Mayor of London</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sadiq_Khan" title="Sadiq Khan">Sadiq Khan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Mayor_of_London" title="Deputy Mayor of London">Mayoral cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Assembly" title="London Assembly">London Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Plan" title="London Plan">London Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined authority">Combined authorities</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Directly_elected_mayors_in_England#Combined_Authority_("Metro")_Mayors" title="Directly elected mayors in England">Metro mayors</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Act_1998" title="Northern Ireland Act 1998">Northern Ireland Act 1998</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(St_Andrews_Agreement)_Act_2006" title="Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006">2006 Act</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_and_deputy_First_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland">First Minister</a> </b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_O%27Neill" title="Michelle O'Neill">Michelle O'Neill</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_and_deputy_First_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland">deputy First Minister</a> </b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Little-Pengelly" title="Emma Little-Pengelly">Emma Little-Pengelly</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Executive" title="Northern Ireland Executive">Executive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_acts_of_the_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="List of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly">Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Law of Northern Ireland">Law of Northern Ireland</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_devolution" title="Scottish devolution">Scottish devolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Scottish_devolution_referendum" title="1997 Scottish devolution referendum">1997 referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_1998" title="Scotland Act 1998">Scotland Act 1998</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_2012" title="Scotland Act 2012">2012 Act</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_2016" title="Scotland Act 2016">2016 Act</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="First Minister of Scotland">First Minister</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">John Swinney</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Act_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Act of the Scottish Parliament">Act of the Scottish Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_statutory_instrument" title="Scottish statutory instrument">Scottish statutory instrument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scots_law" title="Scots law">Scots law</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_devolution" title="Welsh devolution">Welsh devolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Welsh_devolution_referendum" title="1997 Welsh devolution referendum">1997 referendum</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/2011_Welsh_devolution_referendum" title="2011 Welsh devolution referendum">2011 referendum on law-making powers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Wales_Act_1998" title="Government of Wales Act 1998">Government of Wales Act 1998</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Government_of_Wales_Act_2006" title="Government of Wales Act 2006">2006 Act</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales_Act_2014" title="Wales Act 2014">Wales Act 2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales_Act_2017" title="Wales Act 2017">Wales Act 2017</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Wales" title="First Minister of Wales">First Minister</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eluned_Morgan,_Baroness_Morgan_of_Ely" class="mw-redirect" title="Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely">Eluned Morgan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Government" title="Welsh Government">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senedd" title="Senedd">Senedd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Measure_of_the_National_Assembly_for_Wales" title="Measure of the National Assembly for Wales">Measure of the National Assembly for Wales</a> (1999–2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Act_of_Senedd_Cymru" title="Act of Senedd Cymru">Act of Senedd Cymru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_law" title="Welsh law">Welsh law</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_geography_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Administrative geography of the United Kingdom">Administration</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_England" title="Local government in England">England</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_local_government_in_England" title="History of local government in England">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_England" title="Subdivisions of England">Subdivisions</a>: <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_England" title="Regions of England">Regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England" title="Ceremonial counties of England">Ceremonial counties</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_ceremonial_counties_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ceremonial counties of England">list</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_and_non-metropolitan_counties_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England">Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_county" title="Metropolitan county">Metropolitan county</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_county" title="Non-metropolitan county">Non-metropolitan county</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unitary_authorities_of_England" title="Unitary authorities of England">Unitary authorities</a> (<a href="/wiki/Template:Unitary_authorities_of_England" title="Template:Unitary authorities of England">list</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_England" title="Districts of England">Districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_English_districts" title="List of English districts">list</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_borough" title="Metropolitan borough">Metropolitan Borough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_district" title="Non-metropolitan district">Non-metropolitan District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_boroughs" title="London boroughs">London Borough</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_parish" title="Civil parish">Civil parishes</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_civil_parishes_in_England" title="List of civil parishes in England">list</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historic_counties_of_England" title="Historic counties of England">Historic counties</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Local government in Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Northern_Ireland#History" title="Local government in Northern Ireland">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Subdivisions of Northern Ireland">Subdivisions</a>: <a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Counties of Northern Ireland">Counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of Northern Ireland">Districts</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Scotland" title="Local government in Scotland">Scotland</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_local_government_in_Scotland" title="History of local government in Scotland">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Scotland" title="Subdivisions of Scotland">Subdivisions</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sheriffdom" title="Sheriffdom">Sheriffdoms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_areas_of_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Council areas of Scotland">Council areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_community_council_areas_in_Scotland" title="List of community council areas in Scotland">Community council areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_civil_parishes_in_Scotland" title="List of civil parishes in Scotland">Civil parishes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shires_of_Scotland" title="Shires of Scotland">Shires of Scotland</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Wales" title="Local government in Wales">Wales</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_local_government_in_Wales" title="History of local government in Wales">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preserved_counties_of_Wales" title="Preserved counties of Wales">Preserved counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Wales" title="Local government in Wales">Principal areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_(Wales)" title="Community (Wales)">Communities</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_communities_in_Wales" title="List of communities in Wales">list</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historic_counties_of_Wales" title="Historic counties of Wales">Historic counties</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Crown_Dependencies" title="Crown Dependencies">Crown Dependencies</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bailiwick_of_Guernsey" title="Bailiwick of Guernsey">Bailiwick of Guernsey</a> <br /></li></ul> <div class="hlist"><ul><li>(<a href="/wiki/Guernsey" title="Guernsey">Guernsey</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Alderney" title="Alderney">Alderney</a></li><li><span class="nowrap"><a 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of the United Kingdom">Cabinet of the United Kingdom</a>. </p><p>The position can trace its roots back to the nineteenth century, and has been a secretary of state position since 1968. For 30 years, from 1988 to 2018, the position was titled <b>Secretary of State for Health</b>, before <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Theresa_May" title="Theresa May">Theresa May</a> added "and Social Care" to the designation in the <a href="/wiki/2018_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="2018 British cabinet reshuffle">2018 British cabinet reshuffle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The officeholder works alongside other <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Social_Care#Ministers" title="Department of Health and Social Care">health and social care ministers</a>. The corresponding <a href="/wiki/Shadow_minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Shadow minister">shadow minister</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Shadow_Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care" title="Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care">shadow secretary of state for health and social care</a>, and the secretary of state is also scrutinised by the <a href="/wiki/Health_and_Social_Care_Select_Committee" title="Health and Social Care Select Committee">Health and Social Care Select Committee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The position is currently held by <a href="/wiki/Wes_Streeting" title="Wes Streeting">Wes Streeting</a>, who has served since 5 July 2024. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Responsibilities">Responsibilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Corresponding to what is generally known as a <a href="/wiki/Health_minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Health minister">health minister</a> in many other countries, the health secretary's remit includes the following: </p> <ul><li>Oversight of England's <a href="/wiki/National_Health_Service" title="National Health Service">National Health Service</a>, including: <ul><li>Delivery of care</li> <li>Performance</li> <li>Fiscal consolidation</li> <li>Financial management<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>Matters concerning England's <a href="/wiki/Social_care" class="mw-redirect" title="Social care">social care</a> policy (although responsibility is shared with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government regarding adult social care, and the Department for Education concerning children's social care).</li> <li>Matters concerning England's national public health.</li> <li>Relations with international health partnerships, including the <a href="/wiki/WHO" class="mw-redirect" title="WHO">WHO</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first Boards of Health were created by Orders in the <a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">Council</a> dated 21 June, 14 November, and 21 November 1831. In 1848, a General Board of Health was established with lay members in leadership roles<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/First_commissioner_of_woods_and_forests" class="mw-redirect" title="First commissioner of woods and forests">first commissioner of woods and forests</a> as its president. In 1854, this board was reconstituted, and the president was appointed separately. However, the board was abolished in 1858, and its function of overseeing local boards was transferred to a new Local Government Act Office within the Home Office. From 1871, that function was transferred to the new <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Board" title="Local Government Board">Local Government Board</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The Ministry of Health was created by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_Act_1919" title="Ministry of Health Act 1919">Ministry of Health Act 1919</a> as a reconstruction of the Local Government Board. Local government functions were eventually transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Housing_and_Local_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Housing and Local Government">minister of housing and local government</a>, leaving the Health Ministry in charge of health matters. </p><p>From 1968, it was amalgamated with the Ministry of Social Security under the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Work_and_Pensions" title="Secretary of State for Work and Pensions">secretary of state for social services</a>, until the de-merger of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Social_Security" title="Department of Health and Social Security">Department of Health and Social Security</a> on 25 July 1988. </p><p>Since <a href="/wiki/Devolution_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Devolution in the United Kingdom">devolution</a> in 1999, the position holder's responsibility for the NHS is mainly restricted to the <a href="/wiki/National_Health_Service_(England)" title="National Health Service (England)">health service in England</a>, while the holders' counterparts in Scotland and Wales are responsible for the NHS in <a href="/wiki/NHS_Scotland" title="NHS Scotland">Scotland</a> and <a href="/wiki/NHS_Wales" title="NHS Wales">Wales</a>. Prior to devolution, the <a href="/wiki/Secretaries_of_state_for_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretaries of state for Scotland">secretaries of state for Scotland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Wales" title="Secretary of State for Wales">Wales</a> had those respective responsibilities, but the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Social_Care_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Health and Social Care (United Kingdom)">Department of Health</a> played a larger role than it does now in the coordination of health policy across Great Britain. Health services in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> have always had separate arrangements from the rest of the UK and are currently the responsibility of the health minister in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Executive" title="Northern Ireland Executive">Northern Ireland Executive</a>. </p><p>A small number of health issues remain <a href="/wiki/Reserved_and_excepted_matters" class="mw-redirect" title="Reserved and excepted matters">reserved matters</a>, meaning they are not devolved. </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Hunt" title="Jeremy Hunt">Jeremy Hunt</a>, the department receives more letters than any other government department, and there are 50 officials in the correspondence unit.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_ministers">List of ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Colour key</b> (for political parties):<br /> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#FF7F00; color:black;"> </span>  <a href="/wiki/Whig_(British_political_party)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whig (British political party)">Whig</a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span>  <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#FF3333; color:black;"> </span>  <a href="/wiki/Radicals_(UK)" title="Radicals (UK)">Radical</a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#99FF99; color:black;"> </span>  <a href="/wiki/Peelite" title="Peelite">Peelite</a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#FFD700; color:black;"> </span>  <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#E4003B; color:white;"> </span>  <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#5555FF; color:white;"> </span>  <a href="/wiki/Unionist_Party_(Scotland)" title="Unionist Party (Scotland)">Unionist</a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:green; color:white;"> </span>  <a href="/wiki/National_Labour_Organisation" title="National Labour Organisation">National Labour</a></span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#AFEEEE; color:black;"> </span>  <a href="/wiki/National_Liberal_Party_(UK,_1931)" title="National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)">National Liberal</a></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="President_of_the_Board_of_Health_(1848–1858)"><span id="President_of_the_Board_of_Health_.281848.E2.80.931858.29"></span>President of the Board of Health (1848–1858)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: President of the Board of Health (1848–1858)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">President of the Board </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th>Political party </th> <th colspan="2">Prime Minister </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>As <a href="/wiki/First_Commissioner_of_Woods_and_Forests" class="mw-redirect" title="First Commissioner of Woods and Forests">First Commissioner of Woods and Forests</a></i></span> </th> <td rowspan="5" style="background-color:#FF7F00"> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Lord_John_Russell" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord John Russell">Lord John Russell</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#FF7F00"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:7th_Earl_of_Carlisle-edit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/7th_Earl_of_Carlisle-edit.jpg/60px-7th_Earl_of_Carlisle-edit.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/7th_Earl_of_Carlisle-edit.jpg/90px-7th_Earl_of_Carlisle-edit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/7th_Earl_of_Carlisle-edit.jpg/120px-7th_Earl_of_Carlisle-edit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="441" data-file-height="651" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Howard,_7th_Earl_of_Carlisle" title="George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle">The Earl of Carlisle</a> </td> <td>1848 </td> <td>17 April 1849 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whig_(British_political_party)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whig (British political party)">Whig</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#FF7F00"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png/60px-12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png/90px-12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png/120px-12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png 2x" data-file-width="526" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Seymour,_12th_Duke_of_Somerset" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset">Lord Seymour</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Totnes_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)">Totnes</a></span> </td> <td>17 April 1849 </td> <td>1 August 1851 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whig_(British_political_party)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whig (British political party)">Whig</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>As <a href="/wiki/First_Commissioner_of_Works" title="First Commissioner of Works">First Commissioner of Works</a></i></span> </th></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#FF7F00"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png/60px-12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png/90px-12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png/120px-12th_Duke_of_Somerset.png 2x" data-file-width="526" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Seymour,_12th_Duke_of_Somerset" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset">Lord Seymour</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Totnes_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)">Totnes</a></span> </td> <td>1 August 1851 </td> <td>21 February 1852 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whig_(British_political_party)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whig (British political party)">Whig</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lord_John_Manners.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Lord_John_Manners.jpg/60px-Lord_John_Manners.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Lord_John_Manners.jpg/90px-Lord_John_Manners.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Lord_John_Manners.jpg/120px-Lord_John_Manners.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="618" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_John_Manners" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord John Manners">Lord John Manners</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Colchester_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)">Colchester</a></span> </td> <td>4 March 1852 </td> <td>17 December 1852 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Earl_of_Derby" class="mw-redirect" title="The Earl of Derby">The Earl of Derby</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#FF3333"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WilliamMolesworth.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/WilliamMolesworth.jpg/60px-WilliamMolesworth.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/WilliamMolesworth.jpg/90px-WilliamMolesworth.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/WilliamMolesworth.jpg/120px-WilliamMolesworth.jpg 2x" data-file-width="638" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_William_Molesworth,_8th_Baronet" title="Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet">William Molesworth</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Southwark_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)">Southwark</a></span> </td> <td>5 January 1853 </td> <td>14 October 1854 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Radicals_(UK)" title="Radicals (UK)">Radical</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#99FF99"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/The_Earl_of_Aberdeen" class="mw-redirect" title="The Earl of Aberdeen">The Earl of Aberdeen</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_ministry" title="Aberdeen ministry">Coalition</a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>President of the Board of Health</i></span> </th></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th height="30" style="background-color:#FF7F00; border-bottom:solid 0 gray"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Benjamin_Hall,_Bt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Sir_Benjamin_Hall%2C_Bt.jpg/60px-Sir_Benjamin_Hall%2C_Bt.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Sir_Benjamin_Hall%2C_Bt.jpg/90px-Sir_Benjamin_Hall%2C_Bt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Sir_Benjamin_Hall%2C_Bt.jpg/120px-Sir_Benjamin_Hall%2C_Bt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="527" data-file-height="688" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Hall,_1st_Baron_Llanover" title="Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover">Benjamin Hall</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Marylebone_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Marylebone (UK Parliament constituency)">Marylebone</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">14 October 1854 </td> <td rowspan="2">13 August 1855 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Whig_(British_political_party)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whig (British political party)">Whig</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#FF7F00; border-top:solid 0 gray"> </th> <td rowspan="4" style="background-color:#FF7F00"> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/The_Viscount_Palmerston" class="mw-redirect" title="The Viscount Palmerston">The Viscount Palmerston</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#FF7F00"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Cowper-Temple,_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype,_1876-85.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/William_Cowper-Temple%2C_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype%2C_1876-85.jpg/60px-William_Cowper-Temple%2C_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype%2C_1876-85.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/William_Cowper-Temple%2C_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype%2C_1876-85.jpg/90px-William_Cowper-Temple%2C_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype%2C_1876-85.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/William_Cowper-Temple%2C_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype%2C_1876-85.jpg/120px-William_Cowper-Temple%2C_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype%2C_1876-85.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1459" data-file-height="1761" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Cowper-Temple,_1st_Baron_Mount_Temple" title="William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple">William Cowper</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Hertford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hertford (UK Parliament constituency)">Hertford</a></span> </td> <td>13 August 1855 </td> <td>9 February 1857 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whigs_(British_political_party)" title="Whigs (British political party)">Whig</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#FF7F00"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Monsell,_Lord_Emly.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/William_Monsell%2C_Lord_Emly.jpg/60px-William_Monsell%2C_Lord_Emly.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/William_Monsell%2C_Lord_Emly.jpg/90px-William_Monsell%2C_Lord_Emly.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/William_Monsell%2C_Lord_Emly.jpg/120px-William_Monsell%2C_Lord_Emly.jpg 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="534" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Monsell" class="mw-redirect" title="William Monsell">William Monsell</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/County_Limerick_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="County Limerick (UK Parliament constituency)">County Limerick</a></span> </td> <td>9 February 1857 </td> <td>24 September 1857 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whigs_(British_political_party)" title="Whigs (British political party)">Whig</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#FF7F00"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Cowper-Temple,_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype,_1876-85.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/William_Cowper-Temple%2C_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype%2C_1876-85.jpg/60px-William_Cowper-Temple%2C_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype%2C_1876-85.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/William_Cowper-Temple%2C_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype%2C_1876-85.jpg/90px-William_Cowper-Temple%2C_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype%2C_1876-85.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/William_Cowper-Temple%2C_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype%2C_1876-85.jpg/120px-William_Cowper-Temple%2C_Lock_%26_Whitfield_woodburytype%2C_1876-85.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1459" data-file-height="1761" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Cowper-Temple,_1st_Baron_Mount_Temple" title="William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple">William Cowper</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Hertford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hertford (UK Parliament constituency)">Hertford</a></span> </td> <td>24 September 1857 </td> <td>21 February 1858 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whigs_(British_political_party)" title="Whigs (British political party)">Whig</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_Bowyer_Adderley,_Lord_Norton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Charles_Bowyer_Adderley%2C_Lord_Norton.jpg/60px-Charles_Bowyer_Adderley%2C_Lord_Norton.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Charles_Bowyer_Adderley%2C_Lord_Norton.jpg/90px-Charles_Bowyer_Adderley%2C_Lord_Norton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Charles_Bowyer_Adderley%2C_Lord_Norton.jpg/120px-Charles_Bowyer_Adderley%2C_Lord_Norton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="341" data-file-height="405" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Adderley,_1st_Baron_Norton" title="Charles Adderley, 1st Baron Norton">Charles Adderley</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_Northern" class="mw-redirect" title="Staffordshire Northern">Staffordshire Northern</a></span> </td> <td>8 March 1858 </td> <td>1 September 1858 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Earl_of_Derby" class="mw-redirect" title="The Earl of Derby">The Earl of Derby</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" style="width:10px"><i>Board of Health abolished in 1858; responsibilities transferred to<br />the Privy Council (1858–1871), then the Local Government Board (1871–1919).</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minister_of_Health_(1919–1968)"><span id="Minister_of_Health_.281919.E2.80.931968.29"></span>Minister of Health (1919–1968)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Minister of Health (1919–1968)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Minister </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th>Political party </th> <th>Ministry </th></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#FFD700"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr._Christopher_Addison_LOC_16027831872_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Dr._Christopher_Addison_LOC_16027831872_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Dr._Christopher_Addison_LOC_16027831872_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Dr._Christopher_Addison_LOC_16027831872_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Dr._Christopher_Addison_LOC_16027831872_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Dr._Christopher_Addison_LOC_16027831872_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Dr._Christopher_Addison_LOC_16027831872_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="521" data-file-height="707" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Addison" class="mw-redirect" title="Christopher Addison">Christopher Addison</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Shoreditch_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Shoreditch (UK Parliament constituency)">Shoreditch</a></span> </td> <td>24 June 1919 </td> <td>1 April 1921 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_George_ministry" title="Lloyd George ministry">Lloyd George II</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#FFD700"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alfred_Mond.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Alfred_Mond.jpg/60px-Alfred_Mond.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Alfred_Mond.jpg/90px-Alfred_Mond.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Alfred_Mond.jpg/120px-Alfred_Mond.jpg 2x" data-file-width="638" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Mond" class="mw-redirect" title="Alfred Mond">Alfred Mond</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Swansea_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)">Swansea West</a></span> </td> <td>1 April 1921 </td> <td>19 October 1922 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arthur_Griffith-Boscawen_Westminster1899.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Arthur_Griffith-Boscawen_Westminster1899.jpg/60px-Arthur_Griffith-Boscawen_Westminster1899.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Arthur_Griffith-Boscawen_Westminster1899.jpg/90px-Arthur_Griffith-Boscawen_Westminster1899.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Arthur_Griffith-Boscawen_Westminster1899.jpg/120px-Arthur_Griffith-Boscawen_Westminster1899.jpg 2x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="214" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Griffith-Boscawen" title="Arthur Griffith-Boscawen">Arthur Griffith-Boscawen</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Taunton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)">Taunton</a></span> </td> <td>24 October 1922 </td> <td>7 March 1923<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Lost seat <a href="/wiki/1922_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1922 United Kingdom general election">1922</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Law_ministry_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Law ministry (United Kingdom)">Law</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th height="30" style="background-color:#0087DC; border-bottom:solid 0 gray"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chamberlain_Neville.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Chamberlain_Neville.jpg/60px-Chamberlain_Neville.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Chamberlain_Neville.jpg/90px-Chamberlain_Neville.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Chamberlain_Neville.jpg/120px-Chamberlain_Neville.jpg 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="742" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Neville_Chamberlain" title="Neville Chamberlain">Neville Chamberlain</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Ladywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Ladywood">Birmingham Ladywood</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">7 March 1923 </td> <td rowspan="2">27 August 1923 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#0087DC; border-top:solid 0 gray"> </th> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_government,_1922%E2%80%931924" title="Conservative government, 1922–1924">Baldwin I</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_Viscount_Brentford_1923.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/1st_Viscount_Brentford_1923.jpg/60px-1st_Viscount_Brentford_1923.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/1st_Viscount_Brentford_1923.jpg/90px-1st_Viscount_Brentford_1923.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/1st_Viscount_Brentford_1923.jpg/120px-1st_Viscount_Brentford_1923.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2095" data-file-height="2772" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Joynson-Hicks" class="mw-redirect" title="William Joynson-Hicks">William Joynson-Hicks</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Twickenham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)">Twickenham</a></span> </td> <td>27 August 1923 </td> <td>22 January 1924 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Wheatley_MP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/John_Wheatley_MP.jpg/60px-John_Wheatley_MP.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/John_Wheatley_MP.jpg/90px-John_Wheatley_MP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/John_Wheatley_MP.jpg/120px-John_Wheatley_MP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="613" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Wheatley" title="John Wheatley">John Wheatley</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Shettleston_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Glasgow Shettleston (UK Parliament constituency)">Glasgow Shettleston</a></span> </td> <td>22 January 1924 </td> <td>3 November 1924 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/First_MacDonald_ministry" title="First MacDonald ministry">MacDonald I</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chamberlain_Neville.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Chamberlain_Neville.jpg/60px-Chamberlain_Neville.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Chamberlain_Neville.jpg/90px-Chamberlain_Neville.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Chamberlain_Neville.jpg/120px-Chamberlain_Neville.jpg 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="742" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neville_Chamberlain" title="Neville Chamberlain">Neville Chamberlain</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Ladywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Ladywood">Birmingham Ladywood</a><br />then <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Edgbaston" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Edgbaston">Birmingham Edgbaston</a></span> </td> <td>6 November 1924 </td> <td>4 June 1929 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Baldwin_ministry" title="Second Baldwin ministry">Baldwin II</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ArthurHGreenwood.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/ArthurHGreenwood.jpg/60px-ArthurHGreenwood.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/ArthurHGreenwood.jpg/90px-ArthurHGreenwood.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/ArthurHGreenwood.jpg/120px-ArthurHGreenwood.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1496" data-file-height="2020" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Greenwood" title="Arthur Greenwood">Arthur Greenwood</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Nelson_and_Colne" class="mw-redirect" title="Nelson and Colne">Nelson and Colne</a></span> </td> <td>7 June 1929 </td> <td>24 August 1931 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Second_MacDonald_ministry" title="Second MacDonald ministry">Macdonald II</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chamberlain_Neville.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Chamberlain_Neville.jpg/60px-Chamberlain_Neville.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Chamberlain_Neville.jpg/90px-Chamberlain_Neville.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Chamberlain_Neville.jpg/120px-Chamberlain_Neville.jpg 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="742" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neville_Chamberlain" title="Neville Chamberlain">Neville Chamberlain</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Edgbaston" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Edgbaston">Birmingham Edgbaston</a></span> </td> <td>25 August 1931 </td> <td>5 November 1931 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/First_National_ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="First National ministry">National I</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_Hilton_Young.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d5/Edward_Hilton_Young.jpg/60px-Edward_Hilton_Young.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d5/Edward_Hilton_Young.jpg/90px-Edward_Hilton_Young.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d5/Edward_Hilton_Young.jpg/120px-Edward_Hilton_Young.jpg 2x" data-file-width="402" data-file-height="448" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hilton_Young" class="mw-redirect" title="Hilton Young">Hilton Young</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Sevenoaks_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)">Sevenoaks</a></span> </td> <td>5 November 1931 </td> <td>7 June 1935 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(1931%E2%80%931935)" title="National Government (1931–1935)">National II</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg/60px-Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg/90px-Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg/120px-Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="463" data-file-height="466" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kingsley_Wood" title="Kingsley Wood">Kingsley Wood</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Woolwich_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Woolwich West (UK Parliament constituency)">Woolwich West</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">7 June 1935 </td> <td rowspan="2">16 May 1938 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(1935%E2%80%931937)" title="National Government (1935–1937)">National III</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(1937%E2%80%931939)" title="National Government (1937–1939)">National IV</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#5555FF"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Walter_Elliott_MP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Walter_Elliott_MP.jpg/60px-Walter_Elliott_MP.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Walter_Elliott_MP.jpg/90px-Walter_Elliott_MP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Walter_Elliott_MP.jpg/120px-Walter_Elliott_MP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="612" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Elliot_(Scottish_politician)" title="Walter Elliot (Scottish politician)">Walter Elliot</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Kelvingrove_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Glasgow Kelvingrove (UK Parliament constituency)">Glasgow Kelvingrove</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">16 May 1938 </td> <td rowspan="2">13 May 1940 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Unionist_Party_(Scotland)" title="Unionist Party (Scotland)">Unionist</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Chamberlain_war_ministry" title="Chamberlain war ministry">Chamberlain War</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:green"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malcolmmacdonald.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Malcolmmacdonald.jpg/60px-Malcolmmacdonald.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Malcolmmacdonald.jpg/90px-Malcolmmacdonald.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Malcolmmacdonald.jpg/120px-Malcolmmacdonald.jpg 2x" data-file-width="568" data-file-height="773" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_MacDonald" title="Malcolm MacDonald">Malcolm MacDonald</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Ross_and_Cromarty_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Ross and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency)">Ross and Cromarty</a></span> </td> <td>13 May 1940 </td> <td>8 February 1941 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Labour_Organisation" title="National Labour Organisation">National Labour</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Churchill_war_ministry" title="Churchill war ministry">Churchill War</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#AFEEEE"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BrownErnest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/BrownErnest.jpg/60px-BrownErnest.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/BrownErnest.jpg/90px-BrownErnest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/BrownErnest.jpg/120px-BrownErnest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="563" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Brown_(British_politician)" title="Ernest Brown (British politician)">Ernest Brown</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Leith_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Leith (UK Parliament constituency)">Leith</a></span> </td> <td>8 February 1941 </td> <td>11 November 1943 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Liberal_Party_(UK,_1931)" title="National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)">National Liberal</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Henry_Willink.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Henry_Willink.jpg/60px-Henry_Willink.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Henry_Willink.jpg/90px-Henry_Willink.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Henry_Willink.jpg/120px-Henry_Willink.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1059" data-file-height="1221" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Willink" title="Henry Willink">Henry Willink</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Croydon_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Croydon North (UK Parliament constituency)">Croydon North</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">11 November 1943 </td> <td rowspan="2">26 July 1945 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Churchill_caretaker_ministry" title="Churchill caretaker ministry">Churchill Caretaker</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E4003B"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aneurin_Bevan_(crop).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Aneurin_Bevan_%28crop%29.jpg/60px-Aneurin_Bevan_%28crop%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Aneurin_Bevan_%28crop%29.jpg/90px-Aneurin_Bevan_%28crop%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Aneurin_Bevan_%28crop%29.jpg/120px-Aneurin_Bevan_%28crop%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="226" data-file-height="297" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aneurin_Bevan" title="Aneurin Bevan">Aneurin Bevan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Ebbw_Vale_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Ebbw Vale (UK Parliament constituency)">Ebbw Vale</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">3 August 1945 </td> <td rowspan="2">17 January 1951 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Attlee_ministry" title="Attlee ministry">Attlee I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Attlee_ministry" title="Attlee ministry">Attlee II</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#E4003B"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hilary_Marquand.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Hilary_Marquand.png/60px-Hilary_Marquand.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Hilary_Marquand.png/90px-Hilary_Marquand.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Hilary_Marquand.png/120px-Hilary_Marquand.png 2x" data-file-width="567" data-file-height="744" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hilary_Marquand" title="Hilary Marquand">Hilary Marquand</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Middlesbrough_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Middlesbrough East">Middlesbrough East</a></span> </td> <td>17 January 1951 </td> <td>26 October 1951 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Harrycrookshank.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Harrycrookshank.jpg/60px-Harrycrookshank.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Harrycrookshank.jpg/90px-Harrycrookshank.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Harrycrookshank.jpg/120px-Harrycrookshank.jpg 2x" data-file-width="578" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Crookshank" title="Harry Crookshank">Harry Crookshank</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Gainsborough_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency)">Gainsborough</a></span> </td> <td>30 October 1951 </td> <td>7 May 1952 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Third_Churchill_ministry" title="Third Churchill ministry">Churchill III</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC; border-bottom:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-166-17_Macleod_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-166-17_Macleod_crop.jpg/60px-The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-166-17_Macleod_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-166-17_Macleod_crop.jpg/90px-The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-166-17_Macleod_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-166-17_Macleod_crop.jpg/120px-The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-166-17_Macleod_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="311" data-file-height="389" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Iain_Macleod" title="Iain Macleod">Iain Macleod</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Enfield_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Enfield West">Enfield West</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">7 May 1952 </td> <td rowspan="2">20 December 1955 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC; border-top:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Eden_ministry" title="Eden ministry">Eden</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/60px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/90px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robin_Turton" class="mw-redirect" title="Robin Turton">Robin Turton</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Thirsk_and_Malton" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirsk and Malton">Thirsk and Malton</a></span> </td> <td>20 December 1955 </td> <td>16 January 1957 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/60px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/90px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Vosper" class="mw-redirect" title="Dennis Vosper">Dennis Vosper</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Runcorn_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Runcorn (UK Parliament constituency)">Runcorn</a></span> </td> <td>16 January 1957 </td> <td>17 September 1957 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_government,_1957%E2%80%931964" title="Conservative government, 1957–1964">Macmillan I</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/60px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/90px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Walker-Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Derek Walker-Smith">Derek Walker-Smith</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/East_Hertfordshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)">East Hertfordshire</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">17 September 1957 </td> <td rowspan="2">27 July 1960 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_government,_1957%E2%80%931964" title="Conservative government, 1957–1964">Macmillan II</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Enoch_Powell_Allan_Warren.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Enoch_Powell_Allan_Warren.jpg/60px-Enoch_Powell_Allan_Warren.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Enoch_Powell_Allan_Warren.jpg/90px-Enoch_Powell_Allan_Warren.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Enoch_Powell_Allan_Warren.jpg/120px-Enoch_Powell_Allan_Warren.jpg 2x" data-file-width="9445" data-file-height="13094" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Enoch_Powell" title="Enoch Powell">Enoch Powell</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_South_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolverhampton South West">Wolverhampton South West</a></span> </td> <td>27 July 1960 </td> <td>20 October 1963 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/60px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/90px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Barber" title="Anthony Barber">Anthony Barber</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Doncaster_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Doncaster (UK Parliament constituency)">Doncaster</a> then <a href="/wiki/Altrincham_and_Sale" class="mw-redirect" title="Altrincham and Sale">Altrincham and Sale</a></span> </td> <td>20 October 1963 </td> <td>16 October 1964 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Douglas-Home_administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas-Home administration">Douglas-Home</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#E4003B"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/60px-No_image.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/90px-No_image.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/No_image.svg/120px-No_image.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Robinson_(British_politician)" title="Kenneth Robinson (British politician)">Kenneth Robinson</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/St._Pancras_North" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Pancras North">St. Pancras North</a></span> </td> <td>18 October 1964 </td> <td>1 November 1968 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_government,_1964%E2%80%931970" title="Labour government, 1964–1970">Wilson I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="width:10px"><i>Post merged with Ministry for Social Security in 1968.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secretary_of_State_for_Social_Services_(1968–1988)"><span id="Secretary_of_State_for_Social_Services_.281968.E2.80.931988.29"></span>Secretary of State for Social Services (1968–1988)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Secretary of State for Social Services (1968–1988)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Social_Services" title="Secretary of State for Social Services">Secretary of State for Social Services</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Secretary of State </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th>Political party </th> <th colspan="2">Ministry </th></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crossland_MP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Crossland_MP.jpg/60px-Crossland_MP.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Crossland_MP.jpg/90px-Crossland_MP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Crossland_MP.jpg/120px-Crossland_MP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="588" data-file-height="578" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Crossman" title="Richard Crossman">Richard Crossman</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Coventry_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Coventry East">Coventry East</a></span> </td> <td>1 November 1968 </td> <td>19 June 1970 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Wilson_ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Wilson ministry">Wilson II</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_Joseph" title="Keith Joseph">Keith Joseph</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Leeds_North_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Leeds North East">Leeds North East</a></span> </td> <td>20 June 1970 </td> <td>4 March 1974 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Heath_ministry" title="Heath ministry">Heath</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mme_Barbara_Castle,_Ministre_britannique_du_d%C3%A9veloppement_outre-mer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Mme_Barbara_Castle%2C_Ministre_britannique_du_d%C3%A9veloppement_outre-mer.jpg/60px-Mme_Barbara_Castle%2C_Ministre_britannique_du_d%C3%A9veloppement_outre-mer.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Mme_Barbara_Castle%2C_Ministre_britannique_du_d%C3%A9veloppement_outre-mer.jpg/90px-Mme_Barbara_Castle%2C_Ministre_britannique_du_d%C3%A9veloppement_outre-mer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Mme_Barbara_Castle%2C_Ministre_britannique_du_d%C3%A9veloppement_outre-mer.jpg/120px-Mme_Barbara_Castle%2C_Ministre_britannique_du_d%C3%A9veloppement_outre-mer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="370" data-file-height="505" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Castle" title="Barbara Castle">Barbara Castle</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Blackburn_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)">Blackburn</a></span> </td> <td>5 March 1974 </td> <td>8 April 1976 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Third_Wilson_ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Third Wilson ministry">Wilson III</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_Ennals.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/David_Ennals.jpg/60px-David_Ennals.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/David_Ennals.jpg/90px-David_Ennals.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/David_Ennals.jpg/120px-David_Ennals.jpg 2x" data-file-width="390" data-file-height="509" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ennals" class="mw-redirect" title="David Ennals">David Ennals</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Norwich_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwich North">Norwich North</a></span> </td> <td>8 April 1976 </td> <td>4 May 1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Callaghan_ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Callaghan ministry">Callaghan</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Jenkin" title="Patrick Jenkin">Patrick Jenkin</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Wanstead_and_Woodford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wanstead and Woodford (UK Parliament constituency)">Wanstead and Woodford</a></span> </td> <td>5 May 1979 </td> <td>14 September 1981 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/First_Thatcher_ministry" title="First Thatcher ministry">Thatcher I</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Fowler_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Fowler_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Fowler_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Fowler_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Fowler_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Fowler_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Fowler_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1554" data-file-height="2072" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Norman_Fowler" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman Fowler">Norman Fowler</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sutton Coldfield (UK Parliament constituency)">Sutton Coldfield</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">14 September 1981 </td> <td rowspan="2">13 June 1987 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Thatcher_ministry" title="Second Thatcher ministry">Thatcher II</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <th style="background-color:#0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mr_John_Moore_M.P._addressing_the_Annual_LSE_Society_Dinner,_5th_June,_1985.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Mr_John_Moore_M.P._addressing_the_Annual_LSE_Society_Dinner%2C_5th_June%2C_1985.jpg/60px-Mr_John_Moore_M.P._addressing_the_Annual_LSE_Society_Dinner%2C_5th_June%2C_1985.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Mr_John_Moore_M.P._addressing_the_Annual_LSE_Society_Dinner%2C_5th_June%2C_1985.jpg/90px-Mr_John_Moore_M.P._addressing_the_Annual_LSE_Society_Dinner%2C_5th_June%2C_1985.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Mr_John_Moore_M.P._addressing_the_Annual_LSE_Society_Dinner%2C_5th_June%2C_1985.jpg/120px-Mr_John_Moore_M.P._addressing_the_Annual_LSE_Society_Dinner%2C_5th_June%2C_1985.jpg 2x" data-file-width="224" data-file-height="209" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Moore,_Baron_Moore_of_Lower_Marsh" title="John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh">John Moore</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Croydon_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Croydon Central">Croydon Central</a></span> </td> <td>13 June 1987 </td> <td>25 July 1988 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Third_Thatcher_ministry" title="Third Thatcher ministry">Thatcher III</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" style="width:10px"><i>Post split into <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Social_Security" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Social Security">Secretary of State for Social Security</a> and Secretary of State for Health in 1988.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secretary_of_State_for_Health_(1988–2018)"><span id="Secretary_of_State_for_Health_.281988.E2.80.932018.29"></span>Secretary of State for Health (1988–2018)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Secretary of State for Health (1988–2018)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Secretary of State </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th>Political party </th> <th>Ministry </th></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ken_Clarke_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Ken_Clarke_2010.jpg/60px-Ken_Clarke_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Ken_Clarke_2010.jpg/90px-Ken_Clarke_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Ken_Clarke_2010.jpg/120px-Ken_Clarke_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1114" data-file-height="1442" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Clarke" title="Kenneth Clarke">Kenneth Clarke</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Rushcliffe_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Rushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)">Rushcliffe</a></span> </td> <td>25 July 1988 </td> <td>2 November 1990 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Third_Thatcher_ministry" title="Third Thatcher ministry">Thatcher III</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC; border-bottom:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill_2020_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill_2020_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill_2020_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill_2020_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill_2020_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill_2020_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill_2020_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/William_Waldegrave,_Baron_Waldegrave_of_North_Hill" title="William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill">William Waldegrave</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Bristol_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol West">Bristol West</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">2 November 1990 </td> <td rowspan="2">10 April 1992 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC; border-top:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/First_Major_ministry" title="First Major ministry">Major I</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Bottomley_of_Nettlestone_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Bottomley_of_Nettlestone_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Bottomley_of_Nettlestone_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Bottomley_of_Nettlestone_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Bottomley_of_Nettlestone_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Bottomley_of_Nettlestone_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Baroness_Bottomley_of_Nettlestone_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1554" data-file-height="2072" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Bottomley" title="Virginia Bottomley">Virginia Bottomley</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/South_West_Surrey" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Surrey">South West Surrey</a></span> </td> <td>10 April 1992 </td> <td>5 July 1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Major_ministry" title="Second Major ministry">Major II</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stephen_dorrell_mp_-nhs_confederation_annual_conferencepercent2c_manchester-11july2011_-_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Stephen_dorrell_mp_-nhs_confederation_annual_conferencepercent2c_manchester-11july2011_-_crop.jpg/60px-Stephen_dorrell_mp_-nhs_confederation_annual_conferencepercent2c_manchester-11july2011_-_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Stephen_dorrell_mp_-nhs_confederation_annual_conferencepercent2c_manchester-11july2011_-_crop.jpg/90px-Stephen_dorrell_mp_-nhs_confederation_annual_conferencepercent2c_manchester-11july2011_-_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Stephen_dorrell_mp_-nhs_confederation_annual_conferencepercent2c_manchester-11july2011_-_crop.jpg/120px-Stephen_dorrell_mp_-nhs_confederation_annual_conferencepercent2c_manchester-11july2011_-_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="592" data-file-height="632" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Dorrell" title="Stephen Dorrell">Stephen Dorrell</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Loughborough_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Loughborough (UK Parliament constituency)">Loughborough</a> then <a href="/wiki/Charnwood_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Charnwood (UK Parliament constituency)">Charnwood</a></span> </td> <td>5 July 1995 </td> <td>2 May 1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#E4003B"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frank_Dobson_MP,_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Frank_Dobson_MP%2C_crop.jpg/60px-Frank_Dobson_MP%2C_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Frank_Dobson_MP%2C_crop.jpg/90px-Frank_Dobson_MP%2C_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Frank_Dobson_MP%2C_crop.jpg/120px-Frank_Dobson_MP%2C_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="536" data-file-height="584" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Dobson" title="Frank Dobson">Frank Dobson</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Holborn_and_St._Pancras" class="mw-redirect" title="Holborn and St. Pancras">Holborn and St. Pancras</a></span> </td> <td>3 May 1997 </td> <td>11 October 1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/First_Blair_ministry" title="First Blair ministry">Blair I</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E4003B"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alan_Milburn_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Alan_Milburn_2014.jpg/60px-Alan_Milburn_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Alan_Milburn_2014.jpg/90px-Alan_Milburn_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Alan_Milburn_2014.jpg/120px-Alan_Milburn_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="482" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Milburn" title="Alan Milburn">Alan Milburn</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Darlington_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Darlington (UK Parliament constituency)">Darlington</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">11 October 1999 </td> <td rowspan="2">13 June 2003 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Blair_ministry" title="Second Blair ministry">Blair II</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#E4003B"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan,_2020.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan%2C_2020.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan%2C_2020.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan%2C_2020.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan%2C_2020.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan%2C_2020.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Reid_of_Cardowan%2C_2020.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Reid,_Baron_Reid_of_Cardowan" title="John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan">John Reid</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_North_and_Bellshill_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hamilton North and Bellshill (UK Parliament constituency)">Hamilton North and Bellshill</a> then <a href="/wiki/Airdrie_and_Shotts_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency)">Airdrie and Shotts</a></span> </td> <td>13 June 2003 </td> <td>6 May 2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#E4003B"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Patricia_Hewitt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Patricia_Hewitt.jpg/60px-Patricia_Hewitt.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Patricia_Hewitt.jpg/90px-Patricia_Hewitt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Patricia_Hewitt.jpg/120px-Patricia_Hewitt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2014" data-file-height="2685" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Hewitt" title="Patricia Hewitt">Patricia Hewitt</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Leicester_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Leicester West">Leicester West</a></span> </td> <td>6 May 2005 </td> <td>28 June 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Third_Blair_ministry" title="Third Blair ministry">Blair III</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#E4003B"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alan_Johnson_MP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Alan_Johnson_MP.jpg/60px-Alan_Johnson_MP.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Alan_Johnson_MP.jpg/90px-Alan_Johnson_MP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Alan_Johnson_MP.jpg/120px-Alan_Johnson_MP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2039" data-file-height="2864" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Johnson" title="Alan Johnson">Alan Johnson</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull_West_and_Hessle" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle">Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle</a></span> </td> <td>28 June 2007 </td> <td>5 June 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Brown_ministry" title="Brown ministry">Brown</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#E4003B"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andy_Burnham2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Andy_Burnham2.jpg/60px-Andy_Burnham2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Andy_Burnham2.jpg/90px-Andy_Burnham2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Andy_Burnham2.jpg/120px-Andy_Burnham2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1446" data-file-height="2160" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andy_Burnham" title="Andy Burnham">Andy Burnham</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Leigh_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)">Leigh</a></span> </td> <td>5 June 2009 </td> <td>11 May 2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Lansley_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Lansley_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Lansley_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Lansley_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Lansley_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Lansley_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Lansley_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1554" data-file-height="2072" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lansley" title="Andrew Lansley">Andrew Lansley</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/South_Cambridgeshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)">South Cambridgeshire</a></span> </td> <td>11 May 2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="2012 British cabinet reshuffle">4 September 2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Cameron%E2%80%93Clegg" class="mw-redirect" title="Cameron–Clegg">Cameron–Clegg</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Con.</a>–<a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">L.D.</a></i>)</span> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td rowspan="5" style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td rowspan="5"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Hunt" title="Jeremy Hunt">Jeremy Hunt</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/South_West_Surrey" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Surrey">South West Surrey</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/2012_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="2012 British cabinet reshuffle">4 September 2012</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/2018_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="2018 British cabinet reshuffle">8 January 2018</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Cameron_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Cameron II">Cameron II</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/First_May_ministry" title="First May ministry">May I</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Second_May_ministry" title="Second May ministry">May II</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care_(2018–present)"><span id="Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care_.282018.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (2018–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (2018–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Secretary of State </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th>Political party </th> <th>Ministry </th></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Jeremy_Hunt_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Hunt" title="Jeremy Hunt">Jeremy Hunt</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/South_West_Surrey" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Surrey">South West Surrey</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="2018 British cabinet reshuffle">8 January 2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Second_May_ministry#Changes_2" title="Second May ministry">9 July 2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Second_May_ministry" title="Second May ministry">May II</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC; border-bottom:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Matt_Hancock_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Matt_Hancock_MP_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Matt_Hancock_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Matt_Hancock_MP_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Matt_Hancock_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/First_Johnson_ministry" title="First Johnson ministry">Johnson I</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC; border-top:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Johnson_ministry" title="Second Johnson ministry">Johnson II</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC; border-bottom:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sajid_Javid_Official_Portrait_Cropped.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Sajid_Javid_Official_Portrait_Cropped.jpeg/60px-Sajid_Javid_Official_Portrait_Cropped.jpeg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Sajid_Javid_Official_Portrait_Cropped.jpeg/90px-Sajid_Javid_Official_Portrait_Cropped.jpeg 1.5x, 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Steve_Barclay_MP_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Steve_Barclay_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Steve_Barclay_MP_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Steve_Barclay_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Steve_Barclay_MP_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Steve_Barclay_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Barclay" title="Steve Barclay">Steve Barclay</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/North_East_Cambridgeshire" class="mw-redirect" title="North East Cambridgeshire">North East Cambridgeshire</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/July_2022_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="July 2022 British cabinet reshuffle">5 July 2022</a> </td> <td>6 September 2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:1em"> <td style="background-color:#0087DC; border-bottom:solid 0 gray"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Dr_Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_Coffey_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Official_portrait_of_Dr_Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_Coffey_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Dr_Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_Coffey_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Official_portrait_of_Dr_Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_Coffey_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Dr_Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_Coffey_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Steve_Barclay_MP_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Steve_Barclay_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Steve_Barclay_MP_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Steve_Barclay_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Steve_Barclay_MP_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Steve_Barclay_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Barclay" title="Steve Barclay">Steve Barclay</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/North_East_Cambridgeshire" class="mw-redirect" title="North East Cambridgeshire">North East Cambridgeshire</a></span> </td> <td>25 October 2022 </td> <td>13 November 2023 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