Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Baroness Merron, including posts and roles held.
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Current
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House membership
Parliamentary party affiliation
Government post
Previous
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Representations
Government posts
Minister of State (Department of Health) (Public Health)
Department of Health
9 June 2009
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
5 October 2008
- 9 June 2009
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development)
Department for International Development
24 January 2008
- 5 October 2008
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Regional Affairs) (East Midlands)
Regional Affairs
28 June 2007
- 25 January 2008
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Cabinet Office
28 June 2007
- 25 January 2008
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Department for Transport
5 May 2006
- 28 June 2007
Commons
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
HM Treasury
28 October 2004
- 5 May 2006
Commons
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
HM Treasury
1 January 2002
- 28 October 2004
Commons
House membership
Commons
Gillian Merron
1 May 1997
- 6 May 2010
Opposition posts
Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
21 February 2023
- 26 October 2023
Lords
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Whips Office (Lords)
18 May 2021
- 5 July 2024
Lords
Shadow Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)
Department of Health and Social Care
18 May 2021
- 5 July 2024
Lords
Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
18 May 2021
- 20 February 2023
Lords