Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Lord Foster of Bath, including posts and roles held.
Current
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House membership
Party affiliation
Committee memberships
Previous
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Representations
Bath
Elected 5 times
9 April 1992
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Elections contested
Bristol East
11 June 1987
Commons
Government posts
Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
HM Household
7 October 2013
- 8 May 2015
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government)
Department for Communities and Local Government
6 September 2012
- 7 October 2013
Commons
House membership
Commons
Mr Don Foster
9 April 1992
- 30 March 2015
Opposition posts
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
Opposition Department
28 October 2016
- 16 June 2017
Lords
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (also Shadow Deputy Prime Minister)
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
1 July 2003
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Department for Transport
1 June 2002
- 1 June 2003
Commons
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions)
1 June 1999
- 1 June 2001
Commons
Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
Department for Work and Pensions
1 June 1995
- 1 June 1997
Commons
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
Department for Education
1 June 1992
- 1 June 1995
Commons
Committee memberships
Education & Employment
15 November 1995
- 29 March 1999
Commons
Licensing Act 2003 Committee
14 June 2016
- 4 April 2017
Lords
Rural Economy Committee
Chair
17 May 2018
- 26 March 2019
Lords
Gambling Industry Committee
13 June 2019
- 16 June 2020
Lords
International Agreements Committee
30 June 2020
- 3 November 2021
Lords