British Labour politician (born 1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wesley Paul William Streeting (/ˈstritɪŋ/; born 21 January 1983) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2024, and Member of Parliament for Ilford North since 2015.
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| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Victoria Atkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Ilford North | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lee Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 528 (1.2%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53rd President of the National Union of Students | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 July 2008 – 10 June 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gemma Tumelty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Aaron Porter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Wesley Paul William Streeting 21 January 1983 Stepney, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Redbridge, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Westminster City School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
He served as Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty from May to November 2021, as Shadow Minister for Schools from 2020 to 2021, and as Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from April to October 2020. He was also president of the National Union of Students, and Deputy Leader of Redbridge London Borough Council.[1]
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