Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Lord Touhig, including posts and roles held.
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Current
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House membership
Party affiliation
Previous
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Representations
Islwyn [1997 - 2010]
Elected 3 times
1 May 1997
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Islwyn [1983 - 1997]
Elected 1 time
16 February 1995
- 1 May 1997
Commons
Elections contested
Richmond and Barnes
9 April 1992
Commons
Government posts
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Veterans)
Ministry of Defence
10 May 2005
- 5 May 2006
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs) (also in Wales Office)
Department for Constitutional Affairs
12 June 2003
- 10 May 2005
Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
Wales Office
11 June 2001
- 10 May 2005
Commons
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
HM Treasury
17 November 1999
- 7 June 2001
Commons
House membership
Commons
Mr Don Touhig
16 February 1995
- 6 May 2010
Opposition posts
Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
Ministry of Defence
15 April 2020
- 17 May 2021
Lords
Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
Ministry of Defence
18 September 2015
- 17 October 2017
Lords
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Whips Office (Lords)
18 September 2015
- 1 September 2016
Lords
Committee memberships
Welsh Affairs Committee
15 January 1996
- 21 March 1997
Commons
Armed Forces Bill Committee
19 December 2005
- 9 May 2006
Commons
Public Accounts Committee
5 June 2006
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Members' Allowances
Chair
10 February 2009
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Members' Allowances
9 February 2009
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Liaison Committee (Commons)
3 March 2009
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
28 October 2009
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Public Service and Demographic Change Committee
29 May 2012
- 8 November 2012
Lords
Liaison Committee (Lords)
4 July 2013
- 12 May 2016
Lords
Services Committee
Chair
28 January 2021
- 9 January 2023
Lords
Services Committee
6 December 2018
- 9 January 2023
Lords
House of Lords Commission
28 January 2021
- 9 January 2023
Lords
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
17 October 2022
- 9 January 2023
Lords