Hunt, 51, has served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2012. Prior to that he was Culture Secretary in the cabinet of David Cameron, and oversaw the London Olympics in 2012. He was first elected to Parliament in 2005, as MP for South West Surrey.

As the cabinet minister in charge of the National Health Service (NHS), Hunt has seen a fair share of criticism over the years, from the 2016 junior doctors’ strike to funding cuts and hospital closure, and even a public dispute with scientist Stephen Hawking.

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