Andrew George Stephenson CBE FRSA (born 17 February 1981) is a former British politician who most recently served as Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care from November 2023 to July 2024.

[2] Including serving as Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio, attending Cabinet, from July to September 2022.

In January 2018, Stephenson was promoted to become a Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury in the cabinet reshuffle, before becoming Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in July 2018.

[23] Between January 2018 and April 2019, Stephenson was the Government Pairing Whip, responsible for approving or refusing the absence requests of all Conservative MPs and negotiating 'pairs' with opposition Parties.

[27] Stephenson backed Boris Johnson in the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election[28] and was his North West Regional MP Campaign Co-ordinator.

[32] Stephenson was also responsible for UK consular affairs policy globally, which included dealing with issues such as the major repatriation effort following the collapse of Thomas Cook in September 2019.

In February 2020, during the first cabinet reshuffle of the second Johnson ministry, Stephenson was appointed as a Minister of State at the Department for Transport, responsible for HS2, the Transpennine Route Upgrade and Northern Powerhouse Rail projects.

[33] In his first speech on HS2, which he made in Manchester, Stephenson set out how he would get the project back on track, with monthly cross-government meetings like those that were put in place for the Olympics.

[38] Stephenson served as Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio, attending Cabinet, from July to September 2022.

Returned to the Government Whips office as Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury from 27 October 2022 to 13 November 2023, before being appointed Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care.

[39][40] Stephenson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for political and public service.

Working with Jane's parents, John and Penny Clough MBE, Stephenson was successful in getting the law changed and this additional safeguard was introduced in 2012.

[47][48][49] In September 2014, Stephenson was involved in setting up an All Party Parliamentary Group for Water Safety and Drowning Prevention, following the accidental death of one of his constituents.

[50] Stephenson holds an annual Job Fair at Colne Muni and campaigned for a National Living Wage, which was introduced in 2016.

In April 2017, he led a House of Commons debate on re-opening the Colne to Skipton Railway line[54] and in 2018 secured a government feasibility study into this "missing link".

[60] In 2023, the Health Secretary announced that Airedale Hospital would be totally rebuilt and paid tribute to Stephenson and other local MPs.