Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 19 August 2024

Previously MP for Camberwell and Peckham until 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 28 October 1982 — unknown

Also represented Camberwell and Peckham; Peckham; Southwark Peckham

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @HarrietHarman

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Baroness Harman campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• International Development
• Home Office
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Ministry of Justice
• Department for Transport
• Musicians: Bulgaria
• Overseas Aid
• Rape: Trials
• Arts
• Musicians: EU Countries

Currently held offices

• Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (since 21 Jun 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (10 Jan 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Committee on Standards (18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Committee on Standards (18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (21 Jun 2023 to 10 Jan 2024)
• Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (21 Jun 2023 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (21 Jun 2023 to 21 Jul 2022)
• Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (21 Jun 2023 to 10 Jan 2024)
• Member, Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill Committee ( 1 Mar 2023 to 8 Mar 2023)
• Member, Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee ( 8 Feb 2023 to 22 Feb 2023)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (21 Jul 2022 to 21 Jun 2023)
• Chair, Committee of Privileges (29 Jun 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Committee of Privileges (29 Jun 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Committee of Privileges (14 Jun 2022 to 29 Jun 2022)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (20 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee) ( 4 Mar 2020 to 21 Jul 2022)
• Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee) ( 4 Mar 2020 to 21 Jul 2022)
• Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee) ( 4 Mar 2020 to 21 Jul 2022)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) ( 2 Mar 2020 to 4 Mar 2020)
• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee) ( 1 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee) ( 1 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (30 Oct 2017 to 1 Nov 2017)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (29 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (29 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (29 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (28 Oct 2015 to 29 Oct 2015)
• Leader of HM Official Opposition ( 8 May 2015 to 12 Sep 2015)
• Leader of the Labour Party ( 8 May 2015 to 12 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport ( 7 Oct 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Secretary of State for International Development ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Shadow Deputy Prime Minister and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (25 Sep 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (25 Sep 2010 to 8 May 2015)
• Leader of HM Official Opposition (12 May 2010 to 25 Sep 2010)
• Acting Leader of the Opposition (12 May 2010 to 25 Sep 2010)
• Leader of the Labour Party (12 May 2010 to 25 Sep 2010)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (28 Oct 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Government Equalities Office) (12 Oct 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (10 Oct 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (26 Jul 2007 to 10 Oct 2007)
• Member, Members Estimate Committee (28 Jun 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• The Leader of the House of Commons (28 Jun 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (28 Jun 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Party Chair, Labour Party (28 Jun 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice ( 9 May 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister of State (Department of Constitutional Affairs) (10 May 2005 to 8 May 2007)
• Solicitor General (Law Officers) (11 Jun 2001 to 10 May 2005)
• Secretary of State for Social Security and Minister for Women ( 1 May 1997 to 27 Jul 1998)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ( 1 Jul 1996 to 1 May 1997)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Health ( 1 Jul 1995 to 1 Jul 1996)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (22 Jul 1994 to 1 Jul 1995)
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee ( 1 Jul 1993 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (20 Jul 1992 to 22 Jul 1994)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Health) ( 1 Jun 1987 to 1 Jun 1992)
• Shadow Minister (Health) ( 1 Jun 1984 to 1 Jun 1987)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (5 out of 10)
• Criminal Justice Bill Committee (28 out of 32)
• Sexual Offences Bill Committee (9 out of 10)

Recent appearances

• Opera - Question for Short Debate 10 Dec 2024

  My Lords, I warmly thank my noble friend Lord Murphy for securing this debate and the crystal clarity with which he set out the case for opera. I fear that, after such an excellent debate, I have very little to add, but I will speak in support of opera. I also strongly agree with the trenchant criticisms that the noble Viscount, Lord Chandos, made about what Arts Council England did under Sir...

• Horn of Africa - Motion to Take Note 29 Oct 2024

  My Lords, I am pleased to follow the illuminating and powerful speeches of the noble Lords, Lord Polak and Lord Bruce. I thank them for their welcome. I am more than pleased to find myself joining this House. We have an important job to do. Our task is to scrutinise legislation, hold the Government to account, consider and report on public policy and seek to introduce legislation or propose...

• Valedictory Debate 24 May 2024

  This is my last speech. The House of Commons records show that I have spoken in this Chamber 9,880 times. [Hon. Members: “More!”] I have to say that, when you discover that the Prime Minister was only two years old when you were first elected, you realise it is time to move on. Every time I have spoken in this Chamber, I have had a profound sense of how important this House is, and what a...

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