Andrew Lansley

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Andrew Lansley in October 2009

Andrew David Lansley (born 11 December 1956 in Hornchurch, Essex, England) is a British politician who was the Secretary of State for Health in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government from 2010 - 2012. He was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for the South Cambridgeshire constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He was first elected as an MP in the 1997 general election. He stepped down at the 2015 general election.[1]

He was made a Privy Counsellor on 13 May 2010.[2]

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  1. "Cabinet reshuffle: Andrew Lansley to step down at 2015 election". Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. "Privy Council appointments, 13 May 2010". Privy Council. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2010.