Shadow Minister for Women's Health and Mental Health

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Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health
Official portrait of Abena Oppong-Asare MP.jpg
Incumbent
Abena Oppong-Asare
since 5 September 2023
Shadow Cabinet
Appointer Leader of the Opposition
Formation14 September 2015
First holder Luciana Berger
Website Shadow Cabinet

The Shadow Minister for Women's Health and Mental Health is a position in the United Kingdom's Shadow Cabinet that was created on 14 September 2015. It is a ministerial position, but for a brief period it was Shadow Secretary of State for Mental Health in the May 2021 cabinet reshuffle. [1] It was renamed to its current name in September 2023.

Contents

List of Shadow Ministers for Mental Health

Shadow SecretaryTerm of OfficePolitical PartyLeader of the Opposition
Luciana Berger MP Official portrait of Luciana Berger crop 2.jpg 14 September 2015 27 June 2016 Labour Jeremy Corbyn
Barbara Keeley MP [n 1] Official portrait of Barbara Keeley MP 2020 crop 2.jpg 7 October 20166 April 2020 Labour Jeremy Corbyn
Rosena Allin-Khan MP Official portrait of Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP crop 2.jpg 6 April 2020 9 May 2021 Labour Keir Starmer

List of Shadow Secretaries of State for Mental Health

Shadow SecretaryTerm of OfficePolitical PartyLeader of the Opposition
Rosena Allin-Khan MP Official portrait of Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP crop 2.jpg 9 May 2021 November 2021 Labour Keir Starmer

List of Shadow Cabinet Ministers for Mental Health

Shadow SecretaryTerm of OfficePolitical PartyLeader of the Opposition
Rosena Allin-Khan MP Official portrait of Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP crop 2.jpg 29 November 20214 September 2023 Labour Keir Starmer

List of Shadow Ministers for Women's Health and Mental Health

Shadow SecretaryTerm of OfficePolitical PartyLeader of the Opposition
Abena Oppong-Asare MP Official portrait of Abena Oppong-Asare MP crop 2.jpg 5 September 2023Incumbent Labour Keir Starmer

See also

Notes

  1. During Keeley's tenure the office was called Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care.

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