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Profile

Conservative MP for Sutton Coldfield

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Also represented Gedling

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Andrew Mitchell campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• International Development
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Home Department
• Burma
• Initiatives (Funding)
• Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations
• Afghanistan
• Burma: Overseas Aid

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (since 8 Jul 2024)
• Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development) (since 25 Oct 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill (28 Feb 2024 to 28 Feb 2024)
• Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development and Africa) (25 Oct 2022 to 5 Jul 2024)
• Chief Whip ( 4 Sep 2012 to 19 Oct 2012)
• The Secretary of State for International Development (12 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office) (20 May 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) (10 Sep 2004 to 20 May 2005)
• Member, Draft Charities Bill (Joint Committee) (29 Apr 2004 to 15 Sep 2004)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (10 Nov 2003 to 10 Sep 2004)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee ( 4 Dec 2002 to 22 Jan 2004)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 6 May 2003)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security) ( 6 Jul 1995 to 1 May 1997)
• The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (20 Jul 1994 to 6 Jul 1995)
• Member, Members' Interests Committee (20 Jun 1994 to 17 Jul 1995)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party ( 1 Jul 1992 to 1 Jul 1993)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (11 Jan 1992 to 20 Jul 1994)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Norman Fowler
• Geoffrey Lloyd
• John Mellor

Future MPs in this constituency

• Norman Fowler

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Registers of Births and Deaths Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Shortages 11 Oct 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the shortage of the drug CREON.

• Point of Order 8 Oct 2024

  On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am concerned that the Government have not always been consistent with the explanations that they have given of their policy in relation to arms exports to Israel. In particular, some of the explanations that Ministers have given in this House are inconsistent with accounts that have been given elsewhere, including in the other place. My noble friend Lord...

• British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations 7 Oct 2024

  I am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for sharing his statement with me in advance. At a time when the world is more dangerous than at any point in our lifetimes, when the middle east is on the edge of serious conflict, when there is war in Europe, and when British military forces are engaged in protecting an ally from Iranian missiles, the Government propose giving away a key strategic...

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