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Health Secretary

Secretary of State for Health is a UK cabinet position responsible for the Department of Health. It was created in 1988 by a demerger of the Department for Health and Social Security, and is a succesor to the role of Minister of Health.

President of the Board of Health

Benjamin Hall III (1853-?)
Robert Lowe (1859-1864)

Minister of Health

Christopher Addison (1919-1921)
A. Mond (1921-1922)
A. Griffith Boscawen (1922-1923)
Neville Chamberlain (1923-1924)
J. Wheatley (1924)
Neville Chamberlain (1924-1929)
Arthur Greenwood (1929-1931)
Neville Chamberlain (1931)
E. Hilton Young (1931-1935)
Kingsley Wood (1935-1937)
Nye Bevan (1945-1951)
H. Crookshank (1951-1952)
Enoch Powell (1962-1963)
A. Barber (1963-1964)
R. Crossman (1968-1970)

Secretary of State for Health and Social Security

Keith Joseph (1970-1974)
Barbara Castle (1974-1976)
David Ennals (1976-1979)
Patrick Jenkin (1979-1981)
Norman Fowler (1981-1987)
John Moore (1987-1988)

Secretary of State for Health

Kenneth Clarke (1988-1990)
William Waldegrave (1990-1992)
Virginia Bottomley (1992-1995)
Stephen Dorrell (1995-1997)
Frank Dobson (1997-1999)
Alan Milburn (1999-2003)
John Reid (2003-)

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Front Bench | Shadow Cabinet

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