About Mary Creagh

Mary Creagh represents the people who live in Coventry East, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Coventry East

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

Also represented Wakefield

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @marycreagh.bsky.social
• @MaryCreaghMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 18 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for International Development ( 5 Nov 2014 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport ( 7 Oct 2013 to 5 Nov 2014)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Health) ( 1 Mar 2010 to 31 Oct 2010)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (10 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (29 Jan 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Chief Secretary), HM Treasury (16 Jul 2007 to 29 Jan 2008)
• PPS (Andy Burnham, Chief Secretary), HM Treasury (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Jul 2007)
• PPS (Lord Hunt of King's Heath OBE, Minister of State), Department of Health (14 Mar 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Andy Burnham, Minister of State), Department of Health (20 Nov 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Lord Warner, Minister of State), Department of Health (20 Nov 2006 to 1 Feb 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Richard Crossman

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (11 out of 18)
• Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Pensions Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of 21)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)