The Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP
Biography
The Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care on 13 November 2023.
She was previously the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy between 24 July 2019 and 13 February 2020. She was Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons from June 2017 to May 2019. She was elected as Conservative MP for South Northamptonshire in 2010.
Education
After attending Tonbridge Girls Grammar School in Kent, Andrea went on to read political science at Warwick University.
Political career
Andrea served on the Treasury Select Committee from July 2010 until May 2014 and on the Public Accounts Committee from May 2014 until March 2015. She then served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury from April 2014 until May 2015 and Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change from May 2015 until July 2016. Andrea also served as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from July 2016 until June 2017.
Career outside politics
Andrea worked in the banking and finance industry for 25 years, most recently as Head of Corporate Governance and Senior Investment Officer at Invesco Perpetual, one of the UK’s largest retail fund managers.
Personal life
Andrea is married to Ben and has three children.
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care)
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care is responsible for:
- primary care:
- general practice
- pharmacy
- eye care
- dentistry
- prescribing
- blood, transplant and organs
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID):
- tobacco
- diet and obesity
- alcohol, drugs and addiction
- NHS Health Check and screening
- children’s health
- Start for Life
- sexual health
- health disparities
- levelling up
- social prescribing
- sponsorship of:
- NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)
- Food Standards Agency (FSA)