Andrew Lansley CBE MP

Andrew was elected as Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire in May 1997. He lives in South Cambridgeshire with his wife Sally and their two children, Martha and Charles. Andrew also has three daughters from his first marriage: Katherine, Sarah and Eleanor.

In 2003, Andrew was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Health, and has now been in the post for more than five years. Following the 2010 General Election, Andrew was proud to accept David Cameron's appointment as the Secretary of State for Public Health.

Andrew frequently visits hospitals and GPs across the country, listening to clinicians and NHS professionals and is well respected across the medical profession for his knowledge fo the NHS.

Coming from a public service family, he is committed to improving the NHS for everyone. His father was working in the NHS from the day it was created in 1948. He went on to run the pathology lab at East Ham Memorial Hospital for thirty years. His eldest brother trained as a teacher and his middle brother is a policeman.

Andrew was educated at Brentwood School, Essex and the University of Exeter, where he was President of the Guild for Students. He began his own career as a civil servant, working at the Department of Trade & Industry.

His proudest career achievements include running the Conservative campaign for the 1992 General Election, for which he was awarded a CBE, and transforming the public’s view of the Conservative Party’s commitment to the NHS and being appointed as the Secretary of State for Public Health.

Andrew enjoys spending time with his family, history, films and travel. He is an active member of the Church of England.

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