Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Department of Health and Social Care | |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Formation | 2020 |
First holder | Nadhim Zahawi |
Website | www |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment, sometimes referred to informally as the Vaccines Minister, is a position in the Department of Health and Social Care in the Government of the United Kingdom. It was held by Nadhim Zahawi MP from 28 November 2020 to 15 September 2021. The office was created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The minister is now Maggie Throup.
The minister is responsible for COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom.[1]
The minister was shadowed by the Shadow Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment.
History[]
In February 2021, the minister announced that schools in England would reopen on 8 March.[2]
List of Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment[]
Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nadhim Zahawi
MP for Stratford-on-Avon |
![]() |
28 November 2020 | 15 September 2021 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | ||
Maggie Throup
MP for Erewash |
![]() |
16 September 2021 | Incumbent[3] |
Shadow Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment[]
Scottish National Party[]
Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Westminster leader | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neale Hanvey
MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath |
![]() |
3 February 2021 | 6 February 2021[4] | Scottish National Party | Ian Blackford |
See also[]
- COVID-19 vaccination programme in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- List of government ministers of the United Kingdom
References[]
- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ "Schools will reopen on March 8, vaccines minister confirms - The Global Herald". Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "New cabinet minister denied climate change in string of tweets". The Independent. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Neale Hanvey MP: SNP Westminster vaccine spokesman sacked days after promotion". scotsman.com.
- Department of Health and Social Care
- 2020 establishments in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic stubs
- COVID19 vaccine stubs
- United Kingdom politics stubs