| 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 | 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.
TheParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security worked at theDepartment of Health and Social Security. The futurePrime MinisterJohn 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 thesnap2017 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.
The minister leads on the following policy areas:[6]
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
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| 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) | ||
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
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| 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) | ||
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