Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Dame Cheryl Gillan, including posts and roles held.
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Representations
Chesham and Amersham
Elected 8 times
9 April 1992
- 6 April 2021
Commons
Party affiliation
Conservative
9 April 1992
- 4 April 2021
Government posts
Secretary of State for Wales
Wales Office
12 May 2010
- 6 September 2012
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment)
Department for Education and Employment
6 July 1995
- 1 May 1997
Commons
House membership
Commons
Dame Cheryl Gillan
9 April 1992
- 4 April 2021
Opposition posts
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
Wales Office
10 May 2005
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Shadow Minister of State (Home Office)
Home Office
10 May 2003
- 10 May 2005
Commons
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Whips Office (Commons)
10 May 2001
- 10 May 2003
Commons
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
HM Official Opposition
10 May 1998
- 10 May 2001
Commons
Shadow Minister (International Development)
Department for International Development
1 April 1998
- 5 April 2001
Commons
Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry)
HM Official Opposition
5 May 1997
- 10 May 1998
Commons
Committee memberships
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
27 April 1992
- 7 November 1995
Commons
Procedure Committee
20 April 1994
- 17 October 1995
Commons
Public Accounts Committee
2 March 2020
- 4 April 2021
Commons
Public Accounts Committee
11 December 2003
- 24 March 2004
Commons
Public Administration Committee
12 May 2014
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Panel of Chairs
15 January 2020
- 4 April 2021
Commons
Panel of Chairs
22 June 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Panel of Chairs
25 June 2015
- 3 May 2017
Commons
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
11 September 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
6 July 2015
- 3 May 2017
Commons
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
16 January 2020
- 4 April 2021
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