Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Lord Robathan, including posts and roles held.
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Current
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House membership
Party affiliation
Committee memberships
Previous
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Representations
South Leicestershire [2010 - 2024]
Elected 1 time
6 May 2010
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Blaby [1997 - 2010]
Elected 3 times
1 May 1997
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Blaby [1983 - 1997]
Elected 1 time
9 April 1992
- 1 May 1997
Commons
Government posts
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
Northern Ireland Office
7 October 2013
- 15 July 2014
Commons
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Ministry of Defence
6 September 2012
- 7 October 2013
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Ministry of Defence
17 May 2010
- 6 September 2012
Commons
House membership
Commons
Mr Andrew Robathan
9 April 1992
- 30 March 2015
Opposition posts
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
Whips Office (Commons)
10 December 2005
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Shadow Minister (Defence)
Ministry of Defence
1 July 2004
- 10 December 2005
Commons
Shadow Minister (International Development)
Department for International Development
1 June 2003
- 30 October 2003
Commons
Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry)
Department of Trade and Industry
1 June 2002
- 1 June 2003
Commons
Committee memberships
International Development Committee
8 December 2003
- 8 November 2004
Commons
International Development Committee
14 July 1997
- 19 November 2002
Commons
Administration Committee
14 December 2005
- 12 July 2007
Commons
Armed Forces Bill Committee
17 January 2011
- 8 March 2011
Commons
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
3 November 2014
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
3 November 2014
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding Committee
28 January 2016
- 29 February 2016
Lords
EU Internal Market Sub-Committee
5 June 2018
- 23 April 2020
Lords
International Agreements Committee
23 April 2020
- 19 January 2022
Lords
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
31 January 2023
- 30 May 2024
Lords