Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham
Official portrait, 2026
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office  20 July 2026
Monarch	Charles III
First Secretary	Louise Haigh
Preceded by	Keir Starmer
Leader of the Labour Party
Incumbent
Assumed office  17 July 2026
Deputy	Lucy Powell
Preceded by	Keir Starmer
Mayor of Greater Manchester
In office 8 May 2017 – 19 June 2026
Deputy	Richard Leese Paul Dennett
Preceded by	Tony Lloyd (interim)
Succeeded by	Paul Dennett (acting)
Ministerial offices Andy Burnham Secretary of State for Health In office 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 Preceded by Alan Johnson Succeeded by Andrew Lansley Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport In office 24 January 2008 – 5 June 2009 Preceded by James Purnell Succeeded by Ben Bradshaw Chief Secretary to the Treasury In office 28 June 2007 – 24 January 2008 Chancellor Alistair Darling Preceded by Stephen Timms Succeeded by Yvette Cooper Minister of State for Health In office 5 May 2006 – 28 June 2007 Preceded by Jane Kennedy Succeeded by Ben Bradshaw Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs In office 9 May 2005 – 5 May 2006 Preceded by Caroline Flint Succeeded by Joan Ryan

Shadow Cabinet posts

Andy Burnham
Shadow Home Secretary
In office 13 September 2015 – 6 October 2016
Leader	Jeremy Corbyn
Preceded by	Yvette Cooper
Succeeded by	Diane Abbott
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
In office 7 October 2011 – 13 September 2015
Leader	Ed Miliband Harriet Harman (acting)
Preceded by	John Healey
Succeeded by	Heidi Alexander
In office 11 May 2010 – 8 October 2010
Leader	Harriet Harman (acting) Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Andrew Lansley
Succeeded by	John Healey
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
In office 8 October 2010 – 7 October 2011
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Ed Balls
Succeeded by	Stephen Twigg

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Member of Parliament

|- | Incumbent |- |Assumed office 
18 June 2026 |- ! Preceded by | Josh Simons |- |- ! Constituency | Makerfield |- ! Majority | 9,231 (20.3%) |- |In office
7 June 2001 – 3 May 2017 |- ! Preceded by | Lawrence Cunliffe |- ! Succeeded by | Jo Platt |- ! Constituency | Leigh |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |

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|- ! Janam | 7 January 1970 (1970-01-07)
Aintree, Lancashire, England |- ! Political party | Labour Co-op |- ! Spouse | Marie-France van Heel (m. 2000) |- ! Children | 3 |- ! Signature | Andy Burnham's signature |- ! Website | andyburnham.org.uk |-

Andrew Murray Burnham (janam 7 January 1970) ek British politicianjon Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party July 2026 se hae. Uu Labour aur Co-operative Party ke member hae, aur Member of Parliament (MP) Makerfield khaatir June 2026 se hae, aur Mayor of Greater Manchester 2017 se 2026 talak rahaa. Uu Leigh ke member 2001 se 2017 talak rahaa, aur Tony Blair aur Gordon Brown ke niche minister rahaa. Burnham apne ke socialist maane hae aur Labour ke"soft left" faction me hae. Uske political ideology ke "Manchesterism" bola gais hae.