Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Lord Field of Birkenhead, including posts and roles held.
Current
Shows current posts, roles, party affiliation and other relevant information.
House membership
Party affiliation
Committee memberships
Previous
Shows previous posts, roles and other relevant information.
Representations
Birkenhead
Elected 10 times
3 May 1979
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Party affiliation
Non-affiliated
11 September 2020
- 5 October 2020
Independent
30 August 2018
- 6 November 2019
Labour
3 May 1979
- 30 August 2018
Elections contested
Birkenhead
12 December 2019
Commons
South Buckinghamshire
31 March 1966
Commons
Government posts
Minister (Department of Social Security) (Welfare Reform)
Department of Social Security
3 May 1997
- 28 July 1998
Commons
House membership
Commons
Frank Field
3 May 1979
- 6 November 2019
Opposition posts
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
Department for Education
1 June 1980
- 1 June 1981
Commons
Committee memberships
Liaison Committee (Commons)
6 November 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Liaison Committee (Commons)
10 September 2015
- 3 May 2017
Commons
Liaison Committee (Commons)
17 June 1987
- 21 March 1997
Commons
Social Security
Chair
18 November 1993
- 21 March 1997
Commons
Social Security
27 April 1992
- 21 March 1997
Commons
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
31 October 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
28 October 2015
- 3 May 2017
Commons
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
26 October 2010
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
6 July 2005
- 8 April 2010
Commons
Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee)
31 January 2002
- 5 May 2005
Commons
Public Accounts Committee
15 May 2002
- 12 July 2005
Commons
Draft Modern Slavery Bill
Chair
9 January 2014
- 3 April 2014
Commons
Work and Pensions Committee
Chair
12 July 2017
- 6 November 2019
Commons
Work and Pensions Committee
Chair
18 June 2015
- 3 May 2017
Commons
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
13 February 2019
- 6 November 2019
Commons