Shadow Minister for Women's Health and Mental Health

Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health
Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health
	Incumbent; Abena Oppong-Asare; since 5 September 2023
	Shadow Cabinet
Appointer	Leader of the Opposition
Formation	14 September 2015
First holder	Luciana Berger
Website	Shadow Cabinet

The Shadow Minister for Women's Health and Mental Health is a position in the United Kingdom's Shadow Cabinet that was created on 14 September 2015. It is a ministerial position, but for a brief period it was Shadow Secretary of State for Mental Health in the May 2021 cabinet reshuffle.^[1] It was renamed to its current name in September 2023.

List of Shadow Ministers for Mental Health[edit]

	Term of Office		Political Party	Leader of the Opposition
Luciana Berger MP	14 September 2015	27 June 2016	Labour	Jeremy Corbyn
Barbara Keeley MP ^{[n 1]}	7 October 2016	6 April 2020	Labour	Jeremy Corbyn
Rosena Allin-Khan MP	6 April 2020	9 May 2021	Labour	Keir Starmer

List of Shadow Secretaries of State for Mental Health[edit]

Shadow Secretary			Term of Office		Political Party	Leader of the Opposition
	Rosena Allin-Khan MP		9 May 2021	November 2021	Labour	Keir Starmer

List of Shadow Cabinet Ministers for Mental Health[edit]

Shadow Secretary			Term of Office		Political Party	Leader of the Opposition
	Rosena Allin-Khan MP		29 November 2021	4 September 2023	Labour	Keir Starmer

List of Shadow Ministers for Women's Health and Mental Health[edit]

Shadow Secretary			Term of Office		Political Party	Leader of the Opposition
	Abena Oppong-Asare MP		5 September 2023	Incumbent	Labour	Keir Starmer

Notes[edit]

^ During Keeley's tenure the office was called Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care.

References[edit]

^ "Labour reshuffle confirmed as Keir Starmer changes shadow cabinet - new line-up IN FULL". Express. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

[2] During Keeley's tenure the office was called Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care.

[1] "Labour reshuffle confirmed as Keir Starmer changes shadow cabinet - new line-up IN FULL". Express. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

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