Shadow Minister for Women's Health and 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

	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

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

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

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

Notes

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

References

^ "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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