Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Lord Mawhinney, including posts and roles held.
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Representations
North West Cambridgeshire [1997 - 2010]
Elected 2 times
1 May 1997
- 5 May 2005
Commons
Peterborough [1983 - 1997]
Elected 3 times
9 June 1983
- 1 May 1997
Commons
Peterborough [1974 - 1983]
Elected 1 time
3 May 1979
- 9 June 1983
Commons
Party affiliation
Conservative
3 May 1979
- 9 November 2019
Elections contested
Stockton
10 October 1974
Commons
Government posts
Minister without Portfolio
No Department
5 July 1995
- 1 May 1997
Commons
Secretary of State for Transport
Department for Transport
20 July 1994
- 5 July 1995
Commons
Minister of State (Department of Health)
Department of Health
14 April 1992
- 19 July 1994
Commons
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
Northern Ireland Office
28 November 1990
- 14 April 1992
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
Northern Ireland Office
10 September 1986
- 28 November 1990
Commons
Other posts
Party Chair, Conservative Party
5 July 1995
- 1 May 1997
Commons
House membership
Lords
Lord Mawhinney
24 June 2005
- 9 November 2019
Commons
Sir Brian Mawhinney
3 May 1979
- 5 May 2005
Opposition posts
Shadow Secretary of State
HM Official Opposition
11 June 1997
- 2 June 1998
Commons
Committee memberships
Draft Defamation Bill (Joint Committee)
Chair
8 April 2011
- 12 October 2011
Lords
Draft Defamation Bill (Joint Committee)
31 March 2011
- 12 October 2011
Lords
Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee)
18 July 2011
- 12 March 2012
Lords
Public Service and Demographic Change Committee
29 May 2012
- 5 March 2013
Lords
Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS Committee
25 May 2016
- 5 April 2017
Lords