Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Lord Whitehead, 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
Southampton, Test [2010 - 2024]
Elected 4 times
6 May 2010
- 30 May 2024
Commons
Southampton, Test [1997 - 2010]
Elected 3 times
1 May 1997
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Elections contested
Southampton, Test
9 April 1992
Commons
Southampton, Test
11 June 1987
Commons
Southampton, Test
9 June 1983
Commons
New Forest
3 May 1979
Commons
Government posts
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Transport, Local Government and Regions)
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
11 June 2001
- 28 May 2002
Commons
House membership
Commons
Dr Alan Whitehead
1 May 1997
- 30 May 2024
Opposition posts
Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero)
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
4 December 2021
- 30 May 2024
Commons
Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
Department for Business and Trade
10 October 2016
- 4 December 2021
Commons
Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)
Department of Energy and Climate Change
18 September 2015
- 28 June 2016
Commons
Committee memberships
Environment, Transport & Regional Affairs
14 July 1997
- 6 December 1999
Commons
Standards and Privileges
12 July 2005
- 7 January 2013
Commons
Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee)
18 March 2007
- 3 August 2007
Commons
Justice Committee
6 November 2007
- 6 May 2010
Commons
Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
8 May 2008
- 22 July 2008
Commons
Energy and Climate Change Committee
8 July 2015
- 30 November 2015
Commons
Energy and Climate Change Committee
19 January 2009
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Environmental Audit Committee
12 September 2016
- 28 November 2016
Commons
Environmental Audit Committee
26 July 2010
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Committee of Privileges
7 January 2013
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Committee on Standards
7 January 2013
- 30 March 2015
Commons
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill
9 November 2021
- 25 November 2021
Commons
Energy Bill [HL]
17 May 2023
- 29 June 2023
Commons