Andrew Stephenson
Andrew George Stephenson CBE (born 17 February 1981) is a British politician serving as Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care since November 2023. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pendle in Lancashire since 2010.
The Right Honourable Andrew Stephenson CBE MP | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Will Quince |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 27 October 2022 – 13 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 26 July 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | David Evennett |
| Succeeded by | Mike Freer |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Communities | |
| In office 20 September 2022 – 27 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Eddie Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Felicity Buchan |
| Chairman of the Conservative Party Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 7 July 2022 – 6 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Oliver Dowden |
| Succeeded by | Jake Berry |
| Minister of State for Transport | |
| In office 13 February 2020 – 7 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | George Freeman |
| Succeeded by | Trudy Harrison |
| Minister of State for Africa and International Development | |
| In office 25 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Harriett Baldwin |
| Succeeded by | James Duddridge |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry | |
| In office 4 April 2019 – 25 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Richard Harrington |
| Succeeded by | Nadhim Zahawi |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
| In office 26 July 2018 – 4 April 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Mark Spencer |
| Succeeded by | Craig Whittaker |
| Member of Parliament for Pendle | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Prentice |
| Majority | 6,186 (13.9%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1981 Manchester, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Colne, Lancashire |
| Alma mater | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Official website |
Stephenson served as Minister of State for Africa from 2019 to 2020 as well as, prior to that, in junior ministerial roles at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Government Whips Office. He was appointed Minister of State with responsibility for HS2 at the Department of Transport at the February 2020 cabinet reshuffle. He was Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio, attending cabinet, from July to September 2022, in the caretaker government of Boris Johnson. He was subsequently appointed as a member of the Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council on 8 July, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable" for life. He then went on to serve as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Communities between September and October 2022 and as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from October 2022 to November 2023.