Cameron appoints Alistair Burt as new Care Minister
By News England, ,

As part of the David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle, Alistair Burt MP has been appointed Minister of State for Care and Support at the Department of Health, while Jeremy Hunt remains as Health Secretary and Edward Timpson retains his position as Children’s Minister.

Mr Burt will take over from outgoing Liberal Democrat Minister, Norman Lamb, who has indicated his intention to run for the party leadership.

He entered Parliament for the first time in 1983 and is the Conservative MP for north east Bedfordshire.

He studied at St John’s College Oxford, where he was president of the university law society. He then became a solicitor in 1980 and served on Haringey Council in London from 1982 to 1984.

Political career

  • Member of Parliament for Bury North 1983 to 1997
  • Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Environment, for Education and Science and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1985 to 1990
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State then Minister of State, Department of Social Security 1992 to 1997
  • Member of Parliament for north east Bedfordshire 2001 to present
  • Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition 2002 to 2005
  • Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government 2005 to 2008
  • Opposition Assistant Chief Whip 2008 to 2010
  •  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Foreign & Commonwealth Office May 2010 to present.

In his private life, Alistair and his wife Eve have two children. He enjoys athletics and football, supporting Biggleswade Athletics Club and Bury FC.