About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (John Whittingdale) represents you, and all of the people who live in Maldon, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Maldon

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

Also represented Maldon and East Chelmsford; Colchester South and Maldon

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @jwhittingdale
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

John Whittingdale campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Trade and Industry
• Culture Media and Sport
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Treasury
• BBC
• LNM Holdings
• Unlicensed Broadcasting
• Icelandic Trawlermen (Compensation)
• Copyright

Currently held offices

• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 21 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) (19 Jul 2024 to 6 Nov 2024)
• Member, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Committee ( 1 May 2024 to 8 May 2024)
• Member, Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (21 Feb 2024 to 28 Feb 2024)
• Member, Media Bill Committee (29 Nov 2023 to 12 Dec 2023)
• Member, Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee ( 9 May 2023 to 23 May 2023)
• The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport ( 9 May 2023 to 20 Dec 2023)
• Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) ( 9 May 2023 to 20 Dec 2023)
• Minister of State (13 Feb 2020 to 16 Sep 2021)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport ( 8 May 2015 to 14 Jul 2016)
• Chair, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) ( 8 Sep 2011 to 12 Mar 2012)
• Chair, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) ( 8 Sep 2011 to 12 Mar 2012)
• Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) (14 Jul 2011 to 8 Sep 2011)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative 1922 Committee ( 1 Jul 2008 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (11 Jul 2005 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (11 Jul 2005 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport ( 1 Jul 2004 to 5 May 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( 1 Nov 2003 to 1 Jul 2004)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (23 Jul 2002 to 15 Nov 2003)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Trade and Industry) (18 Sep 2001 to 23 Jul 2002)
• Member, Trade & Industry Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 29 Oct 2001)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury) ( 1 Jun 1998 to 1 Jun 1999)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 1 Jun 1997 to 1 Jun 1998)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee ( 5 Jul 1993 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (27 Apr 1992 to 21 Mar 1997)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Wakeham
• Alastair Harrison
• Tom Driberg
• Edward Ruggles-Brise
• Valentine Crittall
• Edward Ruggles-Brise
• James Flannery
• Thomas Bethell
• Charles Strutt
• Joseph Dodd
• Charles Gray
• Albert Kitching
• George Courtauld
• George Sandford
• Edward Bentall
• George Sandford
• Ralph Earle
• Thomas Western
• George Sandford
• Thomas Western
• John Moore
• George Sandford
• Taverner Miller
• Charles Du Cane
• Thomas Barrett-Lennard
• David Waddington
• John Round
• Quintin Dick
• John Round
• Quintin Dick
• Thomas Barrett-Lennard
• Quintin Dick
• Hugh Dick
• George Allanson-Winn
• Joseph Western
• Benjamin Gaskell
• Joseph Western
• Benjamin Gaskell
• Joseph Western
• Benjamin Gaskell
• Joseph Western
• Charles Western
• Benjamin Gaskell
• Joseph Western

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Media Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Communications Bill Committee (25 out of 25)

Recent appearances

• Culture, Media and Sport: Use of AI: Creative Industries 3 Apr 2025

  What discussions she has had with representatives of the creative industries on the use of AI.

• Culture, Media and Sport: Use of AI: Creative Industries 3 Apr 2025

  The Secretary of State will be aware of suggestions that the Government may offer concessions around AI regulation in a deal to reduce US tariffs. Will she assure the creative and news media sectors that any negotiations will not include an offer to weaken our copyright framework, which would be opposed by creative industries both in the UK and in the US?

• Bosnia and Herzegovina 31 Mar 2025

  Is the Minister aware of reports that Russia Today and Sputnik are increasing their dissemination of disinformation in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the same time as the widely respected Bosnian service of Voice of America faces closure? Will he see what more we can do to counter Russian disinformation in the region, perhaps by increasing broadcasting by the BBC World Service?

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