| United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention | |
|---|---|
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| Department of Health and Social Care | |
| Style | Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Formation | June 1970 |
| First holder | Paul Dean |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention is a position in the Department of Health and Social Care in the Government of the United Kingdom. The role has previously been known as the Minister of State for Public Health.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security worked at the Department of Health and Social Security. The future Prime Minister John Major held this office. The office was known as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health from 1987 to 1990.
Nicola Blackwood lost her seat in the snap 2017 general election and was replaced as a minister by Steve Brine.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the minister was placed in charge of public health policy. [1] The office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment was created later and was held by Nadhim Zahawi from 28 November 2020 to 15 September 2021. [2] Zahawi was briefly shadowed by Neale Hanvey of the Scottish National Party (SNP) but Hanvey had to resign following his support for a defamation case against a parliamentary colleague, Kirsty Blackman. [3] In February 2021, Zahawi announced schools in England would reopen on 8 March. [4]
In the 2021 British cabinet reshuffle, responsibilities for vaccines were merged with those for public health and given to Maggie Throup in the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Vaccines and Public Health. [5]
The minister is responsible for the following: [6]
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment | |||||||
| Nadhim Zahawi MP for Stratford-on-Avon |  | 28 November 2020 | 15 September 2021 | Conservative | Boris Johnson (ll) | ||
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety and Primary Care | |||||||
| Maria Caulfield MP for Lewes |  | 17 September 2021 | 7 July 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson (ll) | ||
| James Morris MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis |  | 8 July 2022 | 8 September 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson (ll) | ||
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