Matthew Hancock | |
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![]() Hancock in 2020 | |
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | |
In office 9 July 2018 – 26 June 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Jeremy Hunt |
Succeeded by | Sajid Javid |
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | |
In office 8 January 2018 – 9 July 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Karen Bradley |
Succeeded by | Jeremy Wright |
Minister of State for Digital and Culture | |
In office 15 July 2016 – 8 January 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Ed Vaizey |
Succeeded by | Margot James |
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General | |
In office 11 May 2015 – 14 July 2016 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Francis Maude |
Succeeded by | Ben Gummer |
United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion | |
In office 14 October 2014 – 11 May 2015 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Kenneth Clarke |
Succeeded by | Eric Pickles |
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise | |
In office 15 July 2014 – 11 May 2015 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Michael Fallon |
Succeeded by | Anna Soubry |
Minister of State for Energy | |
In office 15 July 2014 – 11 May 2015 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Michael Fallon |
Succeeded by | Andrea Leadsom |
Minister of State for Portsmouth | |
In office 15 July 2014 – 11 May 2015 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Michael Fallon |
Succeeded by | Mark Francois |
Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise[a] | |
In office 6 September 2012 – 15 July 2014 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | John Hayes |
Succeeded by | Nick Boles |
Member of Parliament for West Suffolk | |
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | Richard Spring |
Majority | 23,194 (45.1%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Matthew John David Hancock 2 October 1978 Chester, Cheshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) |
Martha Hoyer Millar
(m. 2006; sep. 2021) |
Children | 3 |
Education | The King's School, Chester |
Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA) University of Cambridge (MPhil) |
Website | matt-hancock |
a. ^ Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills from 6 September 2012 to 7 October 2013.[1] |
Matthew John David Hancock (born 2nd October 1978) is a British politician. He has been the MP of West Suffolk since 2010.[2] He was Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 2018 until 2021. Hancock was suspended from the Conservative Party in November 2022.