Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Lord Jopling, including posts and roles held.
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House membership
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Representations
Westmorland and Lonsdale [1983 - 1997]
Elected 3 times
9 June 1983
- 1 May 1997
Commons
Westmorland [1974 - 1983]
Elected 3 times
28 February 1974
- 9 June 1983
Commons
Westmorland [1950 - 1974]
Elected 3 times
15 October 1964
- 28 February 1974
Commons
Elections contested
Wakefield
8 October 1959
Commons
Government posts
Minister of State (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
11 June 1983
- 12 June 1987
Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
HM Treasury
5 May 1979
- 10 June 1983
Commons
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
HM Treasury
30 October 1973
- 4 March 1974
Commons
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
HM Treasury
8 November 1971
- 30 October 1973
Commons
House membership
Commons
Michael Jopling
15 October 1964
- 1 May 1997
Opposition posts
Shadow Minister (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
HM Official Opposition
1 March 1975
- 1 July 1976
Commons
Committee memberships
Foreign Affairs Committee
17 June 1987
- 21 March 1997
Commons
Privileges
22 November 1988
- 16 March 1992
Commons
European Union Committee
13 November 2007
- 1 May 2012
Lords
European Union Committee
6 December 1999
- 20 November 2003
Lords
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2 December 2003
- 1 May 2012
Lords
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee
17 December 2003
- 30 October 2007
Lords
EU Sub Committee C - External Affairs
17 May 2012
- 30 March 2015
Lords
International Relations and Defence Committee
25 May 2016
- 1 July 2019
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