Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Alistair Burt, including posts and roles held.
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Representations
North East Bedfordshire [2010 - 2024]
Elected 3 times
6 May 2010
- 6 November 2019
Commons
North East Bedfordshire [1997 - 2010]
Elected 2 times
7 June 2001
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Bury North [1983 - 1997]
Elected 3 times
9 June 1983
- 1 May 1997
Commons
Party affiliation
Conservative
30 October 2019
- 6 November 2019
Independent
4 September 2019
- 30 October 2019
Conservative
9 June 1983
- 4 September 2019
Elections contested
Bury North
1 May 1997
Commons
Government posts
Minister of State (Department for International Development) (Joint with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
Department for International Development
13 June 2017
- 25 March 2019
Commons
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
13 June 2017
- 25 March 2019
Commons
Minister of State (Department of Health)
Department of Health
8 May 2015
- 13 July 2016
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
17 May 2010
- 7 October 2013
Commons
Minister (Department of Social Security) (Disabled)
Department of Social Security
6 July 1995
- 2 May 1997
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security)
Department of Social Security
14 April 1992
- 6 July 1995
Commons
Other posts
Deputy Chair, Conservative Party
1 July 2007
- 6 May 2010
Commons
House membership
Commons
Alistair Burt
7 June 2001
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Alistair Burt
9 June 1983
- 1 May 1997
Opposition posts
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Whips Office (Commons)
20 January 2008
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Department for Communities and Local Government
10 May 2005
- 20 January 2008
Commons
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
Department for Education
1 January 2001
- 1 December 2002
Committee memberships
International Development Committee
18 November 2002
- 17 November 2003
Commons
International Development Committee
1 January 2001
- 12 November 2001
Procedure Committee
16 July 2001
- 4 March 2002
Commons
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
22 July 2002
- 16 December 2002
Commons
Administration Committee
30 March 2009
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
17 July 2014
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
31 October 2016
- 3 May 2017
Commons