Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Lord Cormack, including posts and roles held.
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Representations
South Staffordshire [1997 - 2010]
Elected 3 times
1 May 1997
- 6 May 2010
Commons
South Staffordshire [1983 - 1997]
Elected 3 times
9 June 1983
- 1 May 1997
Commons
South West Staffordshire [1974 - 1983]
Elected 3 times
28 February 1974
- 9 June 1983
Commons
Cannock [1950 - 1974]
Elected 1 time
18 June 1970
- 28 February 1974
Commons
Party affiliation
Conservative
18 June 1970
- 25 February 2024
Elections contested
Grimsby
31 March 1966
Commons
Bolsover
15 October 1964
Commons
House membership
Lords
Lord Cormack
18 December 2010
- 25 February 2024
Commons
Sir Patrick Cormack
18 June 1970
- 6 May 2010
Opposition posts
Shadow Minister (Constitutional Affairs)
Department for Constitutional Affairs
1 June 1997
- 1 January 2000
Commons
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
1 June 1997
- 1 January 2000
Commons
Committee memberships
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
9 July 2015
- 24 February 2024
Lords
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
5 November 1970
- 8 April 2010
Commons
Panel of Chairs
19 July 1983
- 1 January 2000
Commons
Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee)
30 July 1997
- 11 November 1999
Commons
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
17 January 2001
- 11 May 2001
Commons
Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee)
12 December 2001
- 5 May 2005
Commons
Liaison Committee (Commons)
11 July 2005
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Chair
18 July 2005
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
12 July 2005
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Works of Art Committee (Lords)
16 May 2012
- 30 March 2015
Lords
EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee
19 June 2015
- 27 April 2017
Lords
Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art
24 October 2019
- 24 February 2024
Lords
EU Environment Sub-Committee
2 June 2020
- 31 March 2021
Lords