Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

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The shadow secretary of state for health and social care is an office within British politics held by a member of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the actions of the government's secretary of state for health and social care and develop alternative policies. The office holder is a member of the Shadow Cabinet and appointed by the leader of the opposition.

It is currently held by Ed Argar.

List of shadow secretaries

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Shadow Minister for Health

Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Notes Ref
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Edith Summerskill File:Baroness Summerskill.jpg 15 July 1955 November 1961 Labour Template:Party shading/Labour Party (UK) rowspan=2 | Gaitskell [1]
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Kenneth Robinson File:No image.svg November 1961 16 October 1964 Labour Minister of Health (1964–1968)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Template:Party shading/Labour Party (UK) | Wilson

Shadow Minister for Social Services

Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Notes Ref
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Bernard Braine File:Bernard Braine.jpg 16 October 1964 29 October 1964 Conservative rowspan="2" Template:Party shading/Conservative Party (UK) |Douglas-Home Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health (1962–1964)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Keith Joseph File:No image.svg 29 October 1964 19 April 1966 Secretary of State for Health and Social Services (1970–1974)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | rowspan="3" Template:Party shading/Conservative Party (UK) | Heath
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Mervyn Pike File:No image.svg 19 April 1966 10 October 1967 [2]
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Robert Lindsay File:No image.svg 10 October 1967 1 November 1968

Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Services

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

Shadow Secretary of State for Health

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

Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Name Entered office Left office Political party Shadow Cabinet Notes Ref
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Jonathan Ashworth File:Official portrait of Jonathan Ashworth MP crop 2.jpg 8 January 2018 29 November 2021 Labour Template:Party shading/Labour Party (UK)| Corbyn
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Template:Party shading/Labour Party (UK) rowspan=2 |Starmer
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Wes Streeting File:Official portrait of Wes Streeting MP crop 2.jpg 29 November 2021 5 July 2024 Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (2024-present)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". [19]
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Victoria Atkins File:Official portrait of Victoria Atkins MP crop 2, 2024.jpg 8 July 2024 5 November 2024 Conservative Template:Party shading/Conservative Party (UK) |Sunak Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (2023-2024)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Ed Argar File:Edward Argar Official Cabinet Portrait, September 2022 (cropped).jpg 5 November 2024 Incumbent Template:Party shading/Conservative Party (UK) | Badenoch Shadow Secretary of State for Justice (2024)
Shadow Lord Chancellor (2024)

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