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Helen Olivia Bicknell Whately [2] (née Lightwood; [3] born 23 June 1976) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Faversham and Mid Kent since 2015 and Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions since November 2024. [4]
For 30 years, from 1988 to 2018, the position was titled Secretary of State for Health, before Prime Minister Theresa May added "and Social Care" to the designation in the 2018 British cabinet reshuffle. [4] The officeholder works alongside other health and social care ministers.
The Minister of State for Health is a mid-level position in the Department of Health and Social Care in the British government. The position is currently held by Karin Smyth MP since 8 July 2024. The minister often deputises for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care alongside the Minister of State for Social Care. [1]
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [3] Minister of State for Health; Minister of State for Care; Minister of State for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment
Andrew George Stephenson CBE FRSA (born 17 February 1981) is a former British politician who most recently served as Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care from November 2023 to July 2024. [1]
After Johnson resigned in 2022, Coffey supported Liz Truss's bid to become Conservative leader. Following Truss's appointment as Prime Minister in September 2022, Coffey was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Victoria Mary Atkins (born 22 March 1976) [1] is a British politician who served in various ministerial positions under Prime Ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak between 2017 and 2024, lastly as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from November 2023 to July 2024.
James Nicholas Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell (born 1 October 1967) is a British hereditary peer and Conservative politician in the House of Lords. [1] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation at the Department of Health and Social Care and was involved in negotiating various controversial contracts.