Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Stephen Twigg, including posts and roles held.
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Representations
Liverpool, West Derby [2010 - 2024]
Elected 3 times
6 May 2010
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Enfield, Southgate [1997 - 2010]
Elected 2 times
1 May 1997
- 5 May 2005
Commons
Party affiliation
Labour
1 May 1997
- 6 November 2019
Elections contested
Enfield, Southgate
5 May 2005
Commons
Government posts
Minister of State (Education and Skills) (School Standards)
Department for Education and Skills
16 December 2004
- 5 May 2005
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills)
Department for Education and Skills
30 May 2002
- 16 December 2004
Commons
Parliamentary Secretary (Privy Council Office)
Privy Council Office
11 June 2001
- 30 May 2002
Commons
House membership
Commons
Stephen Twigg
6 May 2010
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Mr Stephen Twigg
1 May 1997
- 5 May 2005
Opposition posts
Shadow Minister (Justice)
Ministry of Justice
8 May 2015
- 18 September 2015
Commons
Shadow Minister (Justice) (Political and Constitutional Reform)
Ministry of Justice
7 October 2013
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Department for Education
7 October 2011
- 7 October 2013
Commons
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
8 October 2010
- 7 October 2011
Commons
Committee memberships
Public Accounts Committee
5 November 1998
- 17 November 1998
Commons
Education & Employment
13 December 1999
- 11 May 2001
Commons
International Development Committee
Chair
12 July 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
International Development Committee
Chair
18 June 2015
- 3 May 2017
Commons
Liaison Committee (Commons)
6 November 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Liaison Committee (Commons)
10 September 2015
- 3 May 2017
Commons
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
30 October 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
30 November 2015
- 3 May 2017
Commons
International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
13 September 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
27 January 2016
- 3 May 2017
Commons
Committees on Arms Export Controls
10 October 2017
- 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