Andrew Lansley has been MP for 
South Cambridgeshire since 1997 and since 2003 has been the Shadow Secretary of State for Health. He has visited hospitals and GPs across the country, listening to clinicians and NHS professionals, which has helped shape the Conservative Party’s Health policies, offering the prospect of real and positive change for our NHS.
Mr Lansley is well respected across healthcare for his extensive knowledge of the NHS and health services and in 2008 was named 8th most influential person in the Health Services Journal’s “The 50 People with the Greatest Influence on NHS Policy and Practice” ahead of Health Ministers.
Coming from a public service family, his father worked for the NHS for nearly 30 years from 1948 until he retired, running the pathology lab at East Ham Memorial Hospital. His eldest brother trained as a teacher and his middle brother has been a policeman for 30 years.
Mr Lansley previously served as a member of the Health Select Committee and the Trade and Industry Select Committee and is currently the Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Stroke.
From June 1999 to 2001 he was Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and was responsible for policy co-ordination in the Conservative Party. He is a Vice-President of the Local Government Association.
Mr Lansley was Director of the Conservative Research Department from 1990-1995. He has also been Deputy Director-General of the British Chambers of Commerce (1987-1990). He was a civil servant from 1979-1987, including between 1984-85 Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry; and from 1985-1987 he was Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
His special interests include health policy; trade and industry; and local government.