Kemi Badenoch

Leader of HM Official Opposition

Conservative MP for North West Essex

@KemiBadenoch

About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Kemi Badenoch) represents you, and all of the people who live in North West Essex, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Conservative MP for North West Essex

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

Also represented Saffron Walden

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Topics of interest

  • Ministry of Housing
  • Communities and Local Government
  • Treasury
  • Home Office
  • Department for Transport
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
  • Housing: Construction
  • Local Plans
  • Local Government: Devolution
  • Affordable Housing: Construction
  • Planning: Staff

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)
  • Member, Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (24 Nov 2021 to 1 Dec 2021)
  • Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission ( 4 Nov 2021 to 6 Jul 2022)
  • Member, Elections Bill Committee (22 Sep 2021 to 26 Oct 2021)
  • Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (jointly with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) (16 Sep 2021 to 6 Jul 2022)
  • Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 Nov 2021)
  • 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)
  • Member, Standing Orders Committee ( 1 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Justice Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 15 Jul 2019)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Recent appearances

  • Prime Minister: Engagements 12 Feb 2025

    The Conservative Government established the Ukraine family scheme. In total, more than 200,000 Ukrainians—mostly women, children and the elderly—have found sanctuary in the UK from Putin’s war. However, a family of six from Gaza have applied to live in Britain using this scheme, and a judge has now ruled in their favour. That is not what the scheme was designed to do. This decision is...
  • Prime Minister: Engagements 12 Feb 2025

    The Prime Minister did not answer the question. If he plans to appeal, the appeal might be unsuccessful, and the law will need to be changed. If he does not appeal, the law will definitely need to be changed. He talks about a decision made under the previous Government, but it was not made by that Government; it was made by the courts. The issue we are discussing today is about judicial...
  • Prime Minister: Engagements 12 Feb 2025

    If the Prime Minister was on top of his brief, perhaps he would be able to answer some questions. Given this crazy decision and so many others, new legislation is needed to clarify the right to a family life in article 8. [Interruption.] I am not talking about what he just said; I know Labour MPs do not understand much of what they are saying. The Prime Minister literally wrote a book on the...

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