Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJames Murray leaves Downing Street after new Cabinet roles confirmedJames Murray has been appointed as the new Health Secretary following Wes Streeting's resignation. Mr Murray had held the role as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and was previously the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury. He is also the MP for Ealing North, a post he has held sine 2019.In 2016, having advised Sadiq Khan during his successful selection and election campaigns to become Mayor of London, he was named as London's Deputy Mayor for Housing. In the role he championed a new 'fast track' approach to affordable housing requirements for development in LondonMr Murray was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a long-term neurological condition that causes muscle weakness, but he has been symptom free since the early 2010s.Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Who is James Murray? The new Health Secretary replacing Wes Streeting
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJames Murray leaves Downing Street after new Cabinet roles confirmedJames Murray has been appointed as the new Health Secretary following Wes Streeting's resignation. Mr Murray had held the role as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and was previously the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury. He is also the MP for Ealing North, a post he has held sine 2019.In 2016, having advised Sadiq Khan during his successful selection and election campaigns to become Mayor of London, he was named as London's Deputy Mayor for Housing. In the role he championed a new 'fast track' approach to affordable housing requirements for development in LondonMr Murray was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a long-term neurological condition that causes muscle weakness, but he has been symptom free since the early 2010s.Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
