Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Keith Vaz, including posts and roles held.
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Representations
Leicester East [2010 - 2024]
Elected 3 times
6 May 2010
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Leicester East [1997 - 2010]
Elected 3 times
1 May 1997
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Leicester East [1983 - 1997]
Elected 2 times
11 June 1987
- 1 May 1997
Commons
Party affiliation
Labour
11 June 1987
- 6 November 2019
Elections contested
Leicester East
4 July 2024
Commons
Richmond and Barnes
9 June 1983
Commons
Government posts
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
11 October 1999
- 7 June 2001
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department)
Lord Chancellor's Department
17 May 1999
- 28 July 1999
Commons
Other posts
Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee
1 July 2007
- 6 May 2010
Commons
House membership
Commons
Keith Vaz
11 June 1987
- 6 November 2019
Opposition posts
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1 June 1992
- 1 June 1997
Commons
Committee memberships
Home Affairs Committee
Chair
18 June 2015
- 13 September 2016
Commons
Home Affairs Committee
Chair
26 July 2007
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Home Affairs Committee
25 July 2007
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Home Affairs Committee
17 June 1987
- 26 October 1992
Commons
Liaison Committee (Commons)
10 September 2015
- 13 September 2016
Commons
Liaison Committee (Commons)
26 July 2007
- 30 March 2015
Commons
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
30 November 2015
- 28 November 2016
Commons
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
30 November 2010
- 30 March 2015
Commons
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
13 January 2010
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Administration Committee
20 July 2015
- 3 May 2017
Commons
Administration Committee
29 October 2012
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Justice Committee
31 October 2016
- 3 May 2017
Commons
International Trade Committee
11 September 2017
- 4 December 2017
Commons