Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care[a]
In office 8 September 2022 – 13 November 2023
Prime Minister
Liz Truss Rishi Sunak
Preceded by
Maria Caulfield
Succeeded by
Andrew Stephenson
Minister of State for School Standards
In office 7 July 2022 – 7 September 2022
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Preceded by
Robin Walker
Succeeded by
Jonathan Gullis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families
In office 17 September 2021 – 6 July 2022
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Preceded by
Vicky Ford
Succeeded by
Brendan Clarke-Smith
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery
In office 4 April 2019 – 17 September 2021
Prime Minister
Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by
Justin Tomlinson
Succeeded by
David Rutley
Member of Parliament for Colchester
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by
Sir Bob Russell
Majority
9,423 (17.7%)
Personal details
Born
(1982-12-27) 27 December 1982 (age 41) Buckinghamshire, England
Political party
Conservative
Education
The Windsor Boys' School, Berkshire
Alma mater
Aberystwyth University
William James Quince[1] (born 27 December 1982) is a British politician and former lawyer who served as Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care from September 2022 to November 2023.[2][3][4] A member of the Conservative Party, he was first elected at the 2015 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Colchester, defeating the incumbent Liberal Democrat MP Sir Bob Russell.[5] From 2011 to 2016, Quince was a borough councillor in Colchester.
On 9 June 2023, Quince announced he would not run as an MP at the next general election.[6]
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^"No. 61230". The London Gazette. 18 May 2015. p. 9122.
^"Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
^"Will Quince MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
^"Minister of State (Minister for Health and Secondary Care) – GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^"Colchester parliamentary constituency". BBC. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^"Statement on the next General Election". Will Quince. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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