Emily Thornberry

Shadow Attorney General

Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury

@EmilyThornberry https://facebook.com/Emily-Thornberry-142202379163151

About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Emily Thornberry) represents you, and all of the people who live in Islington South and Finsbury, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

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Topics of interest

Emily Thornberry campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Department for International Trade
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • Attorney-General
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Cabinet Office
  • Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
  • Crown Prosecution Service
  • Serious Fraud Office
  • Foreign
  • Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
  • Prosecutions

Currently held offices

  • Shadow Attorney General (since 29 Nov 2021)

Other offices held in the past

  • Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade ( 6 Apr 2020 to 29 Nov 2021)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (20 Jul 2016 to 6 Oct 2016)
  • Shadow Foreign Secretary (27 Jun 2016 to 5 Apr 2020)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Defence ( 5 Jan 2016 to 27 Jun 2016)
  • Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (18 Sep 2015 to 5 Jan 2016)
  • Member, Health and Social Care Committee ( 8 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)
  • Shadow Attorney General ( 7 Oct 2011 to 20 Nov 2014)
  • Shadow Minister (Health) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
  • Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
  • Member, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee) ( 1 May 2008 to 22 Jul 2008)
  • Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (23 Oct 2006 to 2 Nov 2009)
  • Member, Draft Legal Services Bill (Joint Committee) (15 May 2006 to 25 Jul 2006)
  • Member, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 26 Mar 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Recent appearances

  • Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Sloane Helicopters: Contracts 21 Mar 2024

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March to Question 16658 on Sloane Helicopters: Contracts, whether the value of the contract extension will be disclosed alongside the publication of the new Contract Award notice.
  • Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Freeports: Annual Reports 21 Mar 2024

    To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answers of 15 March 2024 to Questions 17337 and 17338 on Freeports: Foreign Investment in UK, when his Department plans to publish the UK Freeports Programme Annual Report 2023; and if he will include the information on foreign direct investment performance (a) at the level and (b) for the dates requested...
  • Written Answers — Home Office: Unexplained Wealth Orders 21 Mar 2024

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 12 September 2023 to Question 197789 on Unexplained Wealth Orders, how many new applications for unexplained wealth orders were made in the High Court from 13 September 2023 to 13 March 2024.

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Last updated: 18 Mar 2024.

6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Flat in Guildford, Surrey, jointly owned with my family: (i) and (ii). (Updated 15 May 2015)
8. Miscellaneous
Non-practising barrister.

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