Ministerial role

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Organisations: Department of Health and Social Care
Current role holder: 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP

Responsibilities

皇冠体育app Secretary of State is responsible for the work of the Department of Health and Social Care, including:

  • overall financial control and oversight of NHS delivery and performance
  • oversight of social care policy

Current role holder

皇冠体育app Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP

Wes Streeting was appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Ilford North in July 2024.

More about this person

Previous holders of this role

  1. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP

    2023 to 2024

  2. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP

    2022 to 2023

  3. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Th茅r猫se Coffey

    2022 to 2022

  4. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP

    2022 to 2022

  5. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Sajid Javid

    2021 to 2022

  6. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Matt Hancock

    2018 to 2021

  7. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP

    2018 to 2018