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Junior office of the British government

United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention
Royal Arms ofHis Majesty's Government
Incumbent Ashley Dalton since 10 February 2025
Department of Health and Social Care
Style	Minister
Appointer	TheMonarch on advice of thePrime Minister
Formation	June 1970
First holder	Paul Dean

TheParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention is a position in theDepartment of Health and Social Care in theGovernment of the United Kingdom. The role has previously been known as theMinister of State for Public Health.

History

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TheParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security worked at theDepartment of Health and Social Security. The futurePrime Minister John Major held this office. The office was known asParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health from 1987 to 1990.

Nicola Blackwood lost her seat in thesnap 2017 general election and was replaced as a minister bySteve Brine.

During theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the minister was placed in charge of public health policy.^[1] The office ofParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment was created later and was held byNadhim Zahawi from 28 November 2020 to 15 September 2021.^[2] Zahawi was brieflyshadowed byNeale Hanvey of theScottish 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 announcedschools in England would reopen on 8 March.^[4]

In the2021 British cabinet reshuffle, responsibilities for vaccines were merged with those for public health and given toMaggie Throup in the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Vaccines and Public Health.^[5]

After the2024 United Kingdom general election,Andrew Gwynne would be named as the new Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention.

In February 2025, after Gwynne was dismissed by the government,Ashley Dalton would be named as the new minister.

Responsibilities

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The minister leads on the following policy areas:^[6]

COVID-19 vaccine deployment
health improvement
prevention
immunisation andscreening
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
- emergency preparedness
- infectious diseases
- environmental health
abortion
global health security
lead minister forcrisis response
sponsorship ofFSA and UKHSA

List of ministers of public health

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Name		Took office	Left office	Political party
Role created out of theDepartment of Health and Social Security replacing theParliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security
	Paul Dean MPforNorth Somerset	24 June 1970	4 March 1974	Conservative	Edward Heath (l)
	Michael Alison MPforBarkston Ash	24 June 1970	4 March 1974	Conservative	Edward Heath (l)
	David Owen MPforPlymouth Devonport	8 March 1974	26 July 1974	Labour	Harold Wilson (lll)
	Robert Brown MPforNewcastle upon Tyne West	8 March 1974	18 October 1974	Labour	Harold Wilson (lll)
	Alec Jones MPforRhondda	18 October 1974	12 June 1975	Labour	Harold Wilson (lV)
	Michael Meacher MPforOldham West	12 June 1975	14 April 1976	Labour	Harold Wilson (lV)
	Eric Deakins MPforWalthamstow	14 April 1976	4 May 1979	Labour	James Callaghan (l)
	Reginald Wells-Pestell, Baron Wells-Pestell Life peer	3 January 1979	4 May 1979	Labour	James Callaghan (l)
	George Young MP forActon	7 May 1979	15 September 1981	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (l)
	Lynda Chalker MP forWallasey	7 May 1979	5 March 1982	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (l)
	Geoffrey Finsberg MP forHampstead	15 September 1981	14 June 1983	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (l)
	Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton Hereditary Peer	15 September 1981	6 April 1982	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (l)
	Tony Newton MP forBraintree	5 March 1982	11 September 1984	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (l)+ (ll)
	David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne Hereditary Peer	6 April 1982	14 June 1983	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (l)
	John Patten MP forOxford West and Abingdon	14 June 1983	2 September 1985	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (ll)
	Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur Hereditary Peer	14 June 1983	26 March 1985	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (ll)
	Ray Whitney MP forWycombe	11 September 1984	10 September 1986	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (ll)
	Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington Life Peer	30 March 1985	13 June 1987	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (ll)
	John Major MP forHuntingdon	2 September 1985	10 September 1986	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (ll)
	Nicholas Lyell MP forMid Bedfordshire	10 September 1986	13 June 1987	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (ll)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
	Edwina Currie MP forSouth Derbyshire	10 September 1986	16 December 1988	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (ll) +(lll)
	Roger Freeman MP forKettering	16 December 1988	4 May 1990	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (lll)
	Gloria Hooper, Baroness Hooper Life peer	28 July 1989	14 April 1992	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (lll) John Major(l)
	Stephen Dorrell MP forLoughborough	4 May 1990	November 1990	Conservative	Margaret Thatcher (lll)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security
	Tom Sackville MP forBolton West	14 April 1992	29 November 1995	Conservative	John Major (ll)
	Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege Life peer	14 April 1992	2 May 1997	Conservative	John Major (ll)
	Tim Yeo MP forSouth Suffolk	15 April 1992	27 May 1993	Conservative	John Major (ll)
	John Bowis MP forBattersea	27 May 1993	23 July 1996	Conservative	John Major (ll)
	John Horam MP forOrpington	29 November 1995	2 May 1997	Conservative	John Major (ll)
	Simon Burns MP forChelmsford	23 July 1996	2 May 1997	Conservative	John Major (ll)
Minister of State for Public Health
	Tessa Jowell MPforDulwich and West Norwood	2 May 1997	11 October 1999	Labour	Tony Blair (l)
	Yvette Cooper MP forNormanton, Pontefract and Castleford	11 October 1999	28 May 2002	Labour	Tony Blair (l) + (ll)
	David Lammy MP forTottenham	29 May 2002	13 June 2003	Labour	Tony Blair (ll)
	Melanie Johnson MP forWelwyn Hatfield	13 June 2003	10 May 2005	Labour	Tony Blair (ll)
	Caroline Flint MP forDon Valley	10 May 2005	28 June 2007	Labour	Tony Blair (lll)
	Dawn Primarolo MP forBristol South	29 June 2007	5 June 2009	Labour	Gordon Brown (l)
	Gillian Merron MP forLincoln	10 June 2009	11 May 2010	Labour	Gordon Brown (l)
	Anne Milton MP forGuildford	11 May 2010	4 September 2012	Conservative	David Cameron (Coalition)
	Anna Soubry MP forBroxtowe	4 September 2012	7 October 2013	Conservative	David Cameron (Coalition)
	Jane Ellison MP forBattersea	7 October 2013	15 July 2016	Conservative	David Cameron (Coalition) + (II)
	Nicola Blackwood MPforOxford West and Abingdon	14 July 2016	9 June 2017	Conservative	Theresa May (I)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care
	Steve Brine MPforWinchester	14 June 2017	25 March 2019	Conservative	Theresa May (II)
	Seema Kennedy MPforSouth Ribble	4 April 2019	26 July 2019	Conservative	Theresa May (II)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care
	Jo Churchill MPforBury St Edmunds	26 July 2019	15 September 2021	Conservative	Boris Johnson (I) + (II)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Vaccines and Public Health
	Maggie Throup MP forErewash	15 September 2021	6 September 2022	Conservative	Boris Johnson (II)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Primary Care and Public Health
	Neil O'Brien MPforHarborough	8 September 2022	13 November 2023	Conservative	Liz Truss (I) Rishi Sunak (I)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care
	Dame Andrea Leadsom MPforSouth Northamptonshire	13 November 2023	5 July 2024	Conservative	Rishi Sunak (I)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention
	Andrew Gwynne MPforGorton and Denton	9 July 2024	8 February 2025	Labour	Keir Starmer (Starmer ministry)
	Ashley Dalton MPforWest Lancashire	10 February 2025	Incumbent	Labour	Keir Starmer (Starmer ministry)

Other ministerial appointments

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COVID-19 vaccine deployment

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Name		Portrait	Took office	Left office	Political party	Prime Minister
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment
	Nadhim Zahawi MP forStratford-on-Avon		28 November 2020	15 September 2021	Conservative		Boris Johnson (ll)

Patient safety and primary care

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Name		Took office	Left office	Political party
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety and Primary Care
	Maria Caulfield MPforLewes	17 September 2021	7 July 2022	Conservative	Boris Johnson (ll)
	James Morris MPforHalesowen and Rowley Regis	8 July 2022	8 September 2022	Conservative	Boris Johnson (ll)

References

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^"Government thanks GPs for 'unprecedented' COVID-19 response as lockdown begins | GPonline".www.gponline.com. Retrieved2021-02-17.
^"Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment) - GOV.UK".www.gov.uk. Retrieved2020-12-12.
^Marlborough, Conor (6 February 2021)."Neale Hanvey MP: SNP Westminster vaccine spokesman sacked days after promotion".The Scotsman. Retrieved14 October 2021.
^"Schools will reopen on March 8, vaccines minister confirms - The Global Herald". 4 February 2021. Retrieved2021-02-06.
^"Maggie Throup MP".GOV.UK. Retrieved2021-09-23.
^"Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care) - GOV.UK".www.gov.uk. Retrieved2020-10-23.

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