UK/Minister/Health
 UK/Minister/Health  (Minister of Health) | |
|---|---|
| Start | 1919 |
| End | 1968 |
| Website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm |
| Successors | Secretary of State for Health and Social Services |
| UK minister over the Ministry of Health. Its successor is the Secretary of State for Health. | |
The Minister for Health was the title of a UK ministerial position from 1919 until 1968, over the Ministry of Health. Its successor was the Secretary of State for Health and Social Services (1968–1988), and eventually the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.[1]
History
The Ministry of Health Act 1919 abolished the Local Government Board and transferred its powers and duties to a new department called the Ministry of Health, which consolidated under a single authority the medical and public health functions of central government. This took on the medical duties of the Board of Education, the duties of the Privy Council under the Midwives Acts, the powers of the Home Secretary in relation to the Children Act 1908, and the duties of the Insurance Commissioners and the Welsh Insurance Commissioners. In the early part of the 20th century, medical assistance had been provided through these National Health Insurance Commissions. Most of the Local Government Board staff transferred to the new ministry.
The co-ordination of local medical services was expanded in connection with emergency and wartime services, from 1935 to 1945, and these developments culminated in the establishment of the NHS in 1948.
In 1968, the Ministry of Health was dissolved and its functions transferred (along with those of the similarly dissolved Ministry of Social Security) to the newly created Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS). Twenty years later, in 1988, these functions were split back into two government departments, forming the Department of Social Security (DSS) and the Department of Health, formally created in through The Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988.[citation needed]
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Jacqui Smith | 11 June 2001 | 13 June 2003 |
| Anthony Barber | 20 October 1963 | 16 October 1964 |
| Enoch Powell | 27 July 1960 | 18 October 1963 |
| Iain Macleod | 7 May 1952 | 20 December 1955 |
| Harry Crookshank | 30 October 1951 | 7 May 1952 |
| Aneurin Bevan | 3 August 1945 | 17 January 1951 |
| Neville Chamberlain | 25 August 1931 | 5 November 1931 |
| Neville Chamberlain | 6 November 1924 | 4 June 1929 |
| Neville Chamberlain | 7 March 1923 | 27 August 1923 |
