Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Alun Cairns, including posts and roles held.
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Representations
Party affiliation
Conservative
6 May 2010
- 30 May 2024
Elections contested
Vale of Glamorgan
4 July 2024
Commons
Vale of Glamorgan
5 May 2005
Commons
Gower
1 May 1997
Commons
Government posts
Secretary of State for Wales
Wales Office
19 March 2016
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
Wales Office
15 July 2014
- 19 March 2016
Commons
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
HM Treasury
15 July 2014
- 19 March 2016
Commons
House membership
Commons
Alun Cairns
6 May 2010
- 30 May 2024
Committee memberships
Welsh Affairs Committee
12 July 2010
- 27 June 2011
Commons
Public Administration Committee
9 May 2011
- 12 May 2014
Commons
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill
9 November 2021
- 25 November 2021
Commons
Welsh Grand Committee
18 January 2022
- 30 May 2024
Commons
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill
8 May 2024
- 15 May 2024
Commons