Minister of State for Care and Mental Health
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Office not in use
Department of Health and Social Care
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerElizabeth II
Inaugural holderGillian Keegan
Formation16 September 2021
Final holderGillian Keegan
Abolished8 September 2022
WebsiteOfficial website

The Minister of State for Care and Mental Health was a ministerial position within the Government of the United Kingdom, in charge of mental health and social care policy.[1]

History

Social care

Main article: Minister of State for Social Care (UK)

In 2006, Ivan Lewis was appointed Minister of State for Care Services in the Department of Health.[2] He was succeeded in the position by Phil Hope in 2008. Following the 2010 general election, Paul Burstow of the Liberal Democrats served as minister for two years before being replaced by Norman Lamb as Minister of State for Care and Support.

After the Conservative victory in the 2015 general election, Alistair Burt was appointed Minister of State for Community and Social Care. The position was given to David Mowat and renamed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Care and Support. After Mowat lost his Warrington South seat at the 2017 general election,[3] the position remained vacant. In 2018 Caroline Dinenage was appointed as the new Minister of State for Social Care.[4] During the 2020 reshuffle, Helen Whately was appointed as Dinenage's successor.[5][6]

Mental health

Main article: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health

Following the general election in June 2017, Jackie Doyle-Price was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities, the country's first mental health minister. The portfolio was expanded on World Mental Health Day 2018 to become Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention.[7]

In July 2019, Nadine Dorries was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health in the incoming Johnson ministry.[8][9] In May 2020, the position was raised from Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to Minister of State, to become Minister of State for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health.[10]

Appointment

In September 2021, Gillian Keegan was appointed as Minister of State for Care and Mental Health, a new position which combined the mental health and social care portfolios.[11]

In September 2022, the social care and mental health portfolios were divided. Robert Jenrick was appointed as Minister of State for Health and Caroline Johnson as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Public Health.

Responsibilities

The Minister of State for Care and Mental Health led on the following:[1]

Minister

Name Portrait Took office Left office Political party Prime Minister
Gillian Keegan

MP for Chichester

16 September 2021 8 September 2022 Conservative Boris Johnson

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Minister of State (Minister for Care and Mental Health) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  2. ^ Samuel, Mithran (2008-07-29). "Ivan Lewis challenges adult care sector to deliver". Community Care. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  3. ^ Coles, Amy (2017-06-09). "Warrington South won by Labour as Faisal Rashid snatches Tory seat". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  4. ^ "Hft welcomes new Minister of State for Care". Politics Home. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  5. ^ "New jobs for Kent MPs in government reshuffle". Kent Online. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  6. ^ "New Minister of State for Care". Care Management Matters. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  7. ^ "World Mental Health Day: PM appoints suicide prevention minister". BBC News. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  8. ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  9. ^ Shepherd, James (29 July 2017). "New health ministers appointed by incoming prime minister". Nursing Times. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  10. ^ Dorries, Nadine (5 May 2020). "Honoured and thrilled to have been promoted today by BorisJohnson to Minister of State at DHSCgovuk where we are all working together in the battle against COVID19 Inthistogether StayHomeSaveLives". Twitter. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  11. ^ Channel, FE News: The Future of Education News. "Gillian Keegan moves on from Apprenticeships and Skills Minister to Department of Health and Social Care in Gov #reshuffle". FE News. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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