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David Miliband is a former MP for South Shields.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for South Shields

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 15 April 2013 — Resigned

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @dmiliband
• https://facebook.com/dmiliband

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Education and Skills
• Work and Pensions
• International Development
• Treasury
• Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
• Afghanistan: Politics and Government
• Burma: Political Prisoners
• Afghanistan: International Assistance
• Human Rights

Other offices held in the past

• Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (13 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Foreign Secretary (28 Jun 2007 to 13 Oct 2009)
• Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( 8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister of State (Communities and Local Government), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (18 May 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (11 May 2005 to 18 May 2005)
• Minister of State, Cabinet Office (16 Dec 2004 to 11 May 2005)
• Minister of State (School Standards), Department for Education and Skills (29 May 2002 to 16 Dec 2004)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Clark
• Arthur Blenkinsop
• James Ede
• Harcourt Johnstone
• James Ede
• Edward Harney
• Joseph Wilson
• Cecil Cochrane
• Russell Rea
• William Robson
• James Stevenson
• William Robson
• James Stevenson
• Robert Ingham
• John Wawn
• Robert Ingham

Future MPs in this constituency

• Emma Lewell-Buck

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Education Bill Committee (14 out of 20)

Recent appearances

• CCTV: European Council 11 Feb 2013

  I am sure that the Prime Minister is right to say that no deal would be very damaging, both for Europe and for Britain. Could he say something about the part of his statement that referred to a new power for the European Parliament to negotiate flexibilities over years, and I think also over budget heads? On one reading, that is a sensible bit of flexibility; on another, it is a chance for...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill 8 Jan 2013

  It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Brent Central (Sarah Teather). The truth is that all western economies need to refashion their social contract to cope with demographic and economic change—expanding child care versus higher child benefit; housing benefit versus house building; and long-term care versus reliefs and benefits for old age. In each case, we need to choose. The...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill 8 Jan 2013

  I do not want to give the hon. Gentleman a maths lesson—I did not get good marks in maths—but percentages are percentages; that is the whole point. If we change the denominator it plays through in the percentage that comes later. I do not want to get too diverted by that, but I thank him for the extra 50 seconds. Let me get on to the question of affordability, which is central to the...

More of David Miliband’s recent appearances