The Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is an office within

British politics The United Kingdom is a unitary state with devolution that is governed within the framework of a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy in which the monarch, currently Charles III, King of the United Kingdom, is the head ...

held by a member of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the actions of the government's

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care The secretary of state for health and social care, also referred to as the health secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the work of the Department of Health and Social Care. The incumbent ...

and develop alternative policies. The office holder is a member of the Shadow Cabinet and appointed by the

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

. It is currently held by

Wes Streeting Wesley Paul William Streeting (; born 21 January 1983) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2021, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ilford North since 2015. He serv ...

List of Shadow Secretaries of State for Health

References

{{UK Parliament Opposition Cabinet Offices Official Opposition (United Kingdom)