About Kemi Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch represents the people who live in North West Essex, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Conservative MP for North West Essex

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

Also represented Saffron Walden

• Personal website

Social Media

• @KemiBadenoch
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Leader of HM Official Opposition (since 2 Nov 2024)
• Leader of the Conservative Party (since 2 Nov 2024)
• Minister for Women and Equalities (since 25 Oct 2022)
• Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (since 16 Sep 2021)
• Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (since 16 Sep 2021)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government ( 9 Jul 2024 to 2 Nov 2024)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ( 9 Jul 2024 to 2 Nov 2024)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government ( 8 Jul 2024 to 9 Jul 2024)
• Secretary of State for Business and Trade ( 7 Feb 2023 to 5 Jul 2024)
• President of the Board of Trade ( 7 Feb 2023 to 5 Jul 2024)
• Minister for Women and Equalities (25 Oct 2022 to 5 Jul 2024)
• The Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade ( 6 Sep 2022 to 7 Feb 2023)
• Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (jointly with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) (16 Sep 2021 to 6 Jul 2022)
• Minister for Equalities (14 Feb 2020 to 6 Jul 2022)
• The Exchequer Secretary (13 Feb 2020 to 15 Sep 2021)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (27 Jul 2019 to 13 Feb 2020)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party ( 8 Jan 2018 to 27 Jul 2019)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Elections Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
• Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Trade Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Finance (No.3) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)