Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Chris Bryant, including posts and roles held.
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Representations
Rhondda [2010 - 2024]
Elected 4 times
6 May 2010
- 30 May 2024
Commons
Rhondda [1997 - 2010]
Elected 2 times
7 June 2001
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Elections contested
Wycombe
1 May 1997
Commons
Government posts
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Europe)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
13 October 2009
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
9 June 2009
- 13 October 2009
Commons
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
5 October 2008
- 5 June 2009
Commons
Opposition posts
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
6 September 2023
- 30 May 2024
Commons
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
14 September 2015
- 26 June 2016
Commons
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
8 May 2015
- 14 September 2015
Commons
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
3 December 2014
- 8 May 2015
Commons
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
Department for Work and Pensions
7 October 2013
- 3 December 2014
Commons
Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
Home Office
7 October 2011
- 7 October 2013
Commons
Shadow Minister (Justice) (Political and Constitutional Reform)
HM Official Opposition
8 October 2010
- 7 October 2011
Commons
Shadow Minister (Europe)
HM Official Opposition
12 May 2010
- 8 October 2010
Commons
Committee memberships
House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
19 June 2002
- 5 May 2005
Commons
Public Accounts Committee
4 June 2007
- 8 November 2007
Commons
House of Commons Commission
14 September 2015
- 21 November 2016
Commons
Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee)
16 September 2015
- 3 May 2017
Commons
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
6 May 2020
- 7 September 2023
Commons
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
31 October 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
10 November 2015
- 3 May 2017
Commons
Foreign Affairs Committee
2 March 2020
- 28 November 2023
Commons
Foreign Affairs Committee
11 September 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Finance Committee (Commons)
Chair
31 October 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Finance Committee (Commons)
30 October 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Liaison Committee (Commons)
20 May 2020
- 7 September 2023
Commons
Liaison Committee (Commons)
6 November 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
28 January 2019
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
13 February 2019
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Committee on Standards
Chair
6 May 2020
- 7 September 2023
Commons
Committee of Privileges
Chair
19 May 2020
- 14 June 2022
Commons
Committee of Privileges
12 May 2020
- 14 June 2022
Commons
Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act
10 November 2020
- 30 May 2024
Commons
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill
9 November 2021
- 17 November 2021
Commons
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
24 November 2021
- 1 December 2021
Commons
Welsh Grand Committee
18 January 2022
- 30 May 2024
Commons
Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill
7 December 2022
- 14 December 2022
Commons
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
26 February 2025
- 11 March 2025
Commons