Seema Malhotra

Seema Malhotra is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Feltham and Heston, and has been an MP continually since 15 December 2011. She currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office), and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities).

Parliamentary career

Find out about the Parliamentary career of Seema Malhotra, including posts and roles held.

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Current

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Representation

Feltham and Heston
Elected 1 time
4 July 2024 - Present
Commons

Party affiliation

Labour
15 December 2011 - Present

Government post

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
Department for Education
8 October 2024 - Present
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Home Office
9 July 2024 - Present
Commons

Previous

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Representations

Feltham and Heston [2010 - 2024]
Elected 4 times
15 December 2011 - 30 May 2024
Commons

Opposition posts

Shadow Minister (Education)
Department for Education
5 September 2023 - 30 May 2024
Commons
Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
Department for Business and Trade
14 May 2021 - 5 September 2023
Commons
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Employment)
Department for Work and Pensions
10 April 2020 - 14 May 2021
Commons
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
HM Treasury
14 September 2015 - 26 June 2016
Commons
Shadow Minister (Home Office)
Home Office
8 May 2015 - 14 September 2015
Commons
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Whips Office (Commons)
7 October 2013 - 30 March 2015
Commons

Committee memberships

Justice Committee
6 February 2012 - 25 November 2013
Commons
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
2 March 2020 - 16 January 2021
Commons
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
11 September 2017 - 6 November 2019
Commons
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
31 October 2016 - 3 May 2017
Commons
Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion
15 November 2016 - 6 November 2019
Commons
Panel of Chairs
23 March 2020 - 23 April 2020
Commons
Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill
1 July 2021 - 8 July 2021
Commons
Subsidy Control Bill
20 October 2021 - 18 November 2021
Commons
Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill
1 December 2021 - 14 December 2021
Commons
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
19 October 2022 - 29 November 2022
Commons
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
7 June 2023 - 11 July 2023
Commons
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
12 February 2025 - 18 March 2025
Commons