Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Sir Stephen Timms, including posts and roles held.
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Current
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Representation
Party affiliation
Government post
Previous
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Representations
East Ham [2010 - 2024]
Elected 4 times
6 May 2010
- 30 May 2024
Commons
East Ham [1997 - 2010]
Elected 3 times
1 May 1997
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Newham North East [1983 - 1997]
Elected 1 time
9 June 1994
- 1 May 1997
Commons
Government posts
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Digital Britain) (also HM Treasury)
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
6 August 2009
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
HM Treasury
5 October 2008
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform)
Department for Work and Pensions
25 January 2008
- 5 October 2008
Commons
Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Competitiveness)
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
2 July 2007
- 25 January 2008
Commons
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
HM Treasury
5 May 2006
- 28 June 2007
Commons
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Department for Work and Pensions
10 May 2005
- 5 May 2006
Commons
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
HM Treasury
30 September 2004
- 10 May 2005
Commons
Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness)
Department of Trade and Industry
29 May 2002
- 9 September 2004
Commons
Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools)
Department for Education and Skills
11 June 2001
- 28 May 2002
Commons
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
HM Treasury
29 July 1999
- 7 June 2001
Commons
Minister of State (Department of Social Security)
Department of Social Security
1 January 1999
- 29 July 1999
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security)
Department of Social Security
28 July 1998
- 30 December 1998
Commons
Opposition posts
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
Department for Work and Pensions
8 October 2010
- 18 September 2015
Commons
Shadow Financial Secretary
HM Official Opposition
12 May 2010
- 8 October 2010
Commons
Shadow Minister (Digital Britain)
HM Official Opposition
12 May 2010
- 8 October 2010
Commons
Committee memberships
Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill
1 January 1929
- 1 February 1929
Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
27 June 1994
- 21 March 1997
Commons
Treasury Committee
15 January 1996
- 21 March 1997
Commons
Public Accounts Committee
18 October 2004
- 12 July 2005
Commons
Public Accounts Committee
3 November 1999
- 11 May 2001
Commons
Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee)
12 January 2009
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Education Committee
1 February 2016
- 31 October 2016
Commons
Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee
1 February 2016
- 31 October 2016
Commons
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
11 September 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
31 October 2016
- 3 May 2017
Commons
Work and Pensions Committee
Chair
29 January 2020
- 30 May 2024
Commons
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
4 March 2020
- 30 May 2024
Commons
Liaison Committee (Commons)
20 May 2020
- 30 May 2024
Commons
Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill
15 December 2021
- 5 January 2022
Commons
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill
1 February 2023
- 8 February 2023
Commons
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
1 May 2024
- 8 May 2024
Commons