Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Sir Edward Leigh, including posts and roles held.
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Current
Shows current posts, roles, party affiliation and other relevant information.
Representation
Party affiliation
Other posts
Father of the House of Commons
4 July 2024
- Present
Commons
Committee memberships
Previous
Shows previous posts, roles and other relevant information.
Representations
Gainsborough [2010 - 2024]
Elected 4 times
6 May 2010
- 30 May 2024
Commons
Gainsborough [1997 - 2010]
Elected 3 times
1 May 1997
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Gainsborough and Horncastle [1983 - 1997]
Elected 3 times
9 June 1983
- 1 May 1997
Commons
Elections contested
Middlesbrough
10 October 1974
Commons
Government posts
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade and Industry)
Department of Trade and Industry
2 November 1990
- 27 May 1993
Commons
Committee memberships
Defence Committee
9 June 1983
- 15 May 1987
Commons
Social Security
11 December 1995
- 13 December 2000
Commons
Agriculture
26 February 1996
- 17 October 1996
Commons
International Development Committee
14 July 1997
- 19 July 2001
Commons
Public Accounts Committee
Chair
17 October 2001
- 1 January 2010
Commons
Public Accounts Committee
14 April 2000
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Liaison Committee (Commons)
5 November 2001
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Panel of Chairs
15 January 2020
- 30 May 2024
Commons
Panel of Chairs
22 June 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Panel of Chairs
7 July 2010
- 3 May 2017
Commons
Public Accounts Commission
16 November 2017
- 4 July 2022
Commons
Public Accounts Commission
4 November 2015
- 3 May 2017
Commons
Public Accounts Commission
Chair
16 March 2011
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Members' Expenses Committee
18 July 2011
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Procedure Committee
19 March 2018
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Procedure Committee
13 July 2015
- 3 May 2017
Commons
International Trade Committee
31 October 2016
- 3 May 2017
Commons
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
28 September 2020
- 17 May 2022
Commons
Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
23 February 2023
- 30 May 2024
Commons