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==Background==
The MHRA is an [[Executive Agency]] of the [[Department of Health]] the UK government department.

==Biographical Information==

===History===

===Current activities===

==Views==

==Affiliations==

==People==

The [[Department of Health]] ministers are appointed by the Prime Minister to take forward health and social care policy. The Secretary of State for Health is a member of the Cabinet. He or she has overall responsibility for the Department and heads the ministerial team. Junior ministers, ministers of state and parliamentary under-secretaries, support the Secretary of State and are also responsible for particular areas of the Department's policies. The Lords Minister handles the Department's business in the House of Lords.

The [[Department of Health]] ministers whose responsibilities include the [[MHRA]] are: 

Secretary of State for Health - Rt Hon [[Alan Johnson]] MP since June 2007.

Minister of State for Public Health - [[Dawn Primarolo]] MP since July 2007.

'''Membership'''

The [[Agency Board]] is primarily responsible for advising on the strategic development of the [[MHRA]] and ensuring that targets set out in their Business Plan and endorsed by Ministers are met. It consists of not more than 12 individuals and will be chaired by the Agency Chairman. Non-executive members are appointed by the Secretary of State following open competition and do not represent any specific customer, sectoral or stakeholder interests. The Chief Executive, Operations and Finance Director, Policy Director, Communications Director and a member of SOL usually attend to inform the Agency Board on the Agency’s business. Other Executive Directors will attend when necessary. The '''Agency Board''' is chaired by the [[MHRA]] Chairman, and consists of seven non-executive directors and the Chief Executive Officer:

'''Chief Executive Officer'''

Professor Sir [[Alasdair Breckenridge]] CBE

'''Non-Executive Directors''' 

[[Lisa Arnold]]

[[Shelley Dolan]]

[[Michael Fox]]

Professor [[Barrington Furr]] OBE 

[[Charles Kernahan]]

Professor [[Vincent Lawton]] CBE 

Professor [[Angus Mackay]] OBE

==Other People==

[[Alastair Jeffrey]]: Head of Enforcement from July 2013.<ref name="linkedin.13.09.15">Alastair Jeffrey, [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/alastair-jeffrey-52b6332b Profile], LinkedIn.com, undated (accessed 13 September 2015).</ref>

==Funding==

==Clients==

===Contact===

'''Address'''

10-2 Market Towers; 1 Nine Elms Lane; London; SW8 5NQ

'''Phone'''

020 7084 2000(weekdays 0900 -1700) 
020 7210 3000(other times) 

'''Email'''

info@mhra.gsi.gov.uk

'''Website'''

http://www.mhra.gov.uk/

===Notes===

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