Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope, including posts and roles held.
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Representations
Roxburgh and Berwickshire [1997 - 2005]
Elected 2 times
1 May 1997
- 5 May 2005
Commons
Roxburgh and Berwickshire [1983 - 1997]
Elected 3 times
9 June 1983
- 1 May 1997
Commons
Party affiliation
Liberal Democrat
2 March 1988
- 2 September 2020
Liberal
9 June 1983
- 2 March 1988
House membership
Lords
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
10 June 2005
- 2 September 2020
Commons
Sir Archy Kirkwood
9 June 1983
- 5 May 2005
Opposition posts
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
Opposition Department
12 October 2017
- 2 September 2020
Lords
Liberal Democrat Chief Whip
HM Treasury
1 January 1992
- 31 December 1997
Commons
Committee memberships
Court of Referees
17 June 1987
- 5 May 2005
Commons
Liaison Committee (Commons)
27 April 1992
- 5 May 2005
Commons
Finance and Services Committee
27 April 1992
- 21 March 1997
Commons
Social Security
Chair
14 July 1997
- 11 May 2001
Commons
Work and Pensions Committee
Chair
16 July 2001
- 11 April 2005
Commons
Information Committee (Lords)
Chair
22 June 2010
- 14 May 2014
Lords
Information Committee (Lords)
25 November 2009
- 14 May 2014
Lords
Digital Skills
12 June 2014
- 4 February 2015
Lords
Financial Exclusion Committee
25 May 2016
- 25 March 2017
Lords
Services Committee
1 September 2016
- 2 July 2020
Lords
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
27 June 2017
- 19 May 2020
Lords
Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill (Joint Committee)
15 May 2018
- 27 July 2018
Lords
SLSC Sub-Committee B
4 September 2018
- 30 April 2019
Lords