Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Vera Baird, including posts and roles held.
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Previous
Shows previous posts, roles and other relevant information.
Representations
Party affiliation
Labour
7 June 2001
- 6 May 2010
Elections contested
Berwick-upon-Tweed
9 June 1983
Commons
Government posts
Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
Attorney General's Office
2 July 2007
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Ministry of Justice
9 May 2007
- 2 July 2007
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs)
Department for Constitutional Affairs
5 May 2006
- 9 May 2007
Commons
House membership
Commons
Vera Baird
7 June 2001
- 6 May 2010
Committee memberships
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
7 June 2001
- 20 October 2003
Commons
Draft Corruption Bill (Joint Committee)
10 March 2003
- 31 July 2003
Commons
Work and Pensions Committee
23 October 2003
- 12 July 2005
Commons
Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee)
8 February 2005
- 11 July 2005
Commons
Armed Forces Bill Committee
19 December 2005
- 9 May 2006
Commons