Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 21 August 2024

Previously MP for Maidenhead until 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Also represented Maidenhead

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @theresa_may
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Baroness May of Maidenhead campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Transport
• Local Government and the Regions
• Transport
• Work and Pensions
• Education and Skills
• Health
• Parliamentary Questions
• Railtrack
• Departmental Public Participation
• Railways
• Future Jobs Fund

Other offices held in the past

• The Prime Minister (13 Jul 2016 to 24 Jul 2019)
• Leader of the Conservative Party (11 Jul 2016 to 7 Jun 2019)
• Minister for Women and Equalities (12 May 2010 to 15 Oct 2012)
• The Secretary of State for the Home Department (12 May 2010 to 13 Jul 2016)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (19 Jan 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Women) ( 3 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (16 Jan 2006 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, Members Estimate Committee (10 Dec 2005 to 26 Jan 2009)
• Member, House of Commons Commission (10 Dec 2005 to 26 Jan 2009)
• Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (10 Dec 2005 to 19 Jan 2009)
• Shadow Secretary of State for the Family, Culture, Media and Sport (10 May 2005 to 10 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State for the Family (14 Jun 2004 to 10 May 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment and Transport (10 Nov 2003 to 14 Jun 2004)
• Party Chair, Conservative Party (23 Jul 2002 to 6 Dec 2003)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport ( 1 Jan 2002 to 31 Dec 2002)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions ( 1 Sep 2001 to 1 Jan 2002)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Women) (15 Jun 1999 to 1 Sep 2001)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Education (15 Jun 1999 to 1 Sep 2001)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Education) ( 1 Jul 1998 to 15 Jun 1999)
• Member, Education Sub-committee (23 Jul 1997 to 7 Dec 1998)
• Member, Education & Employment Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 7 Dec 1998)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - Committee (2nd Day) (Continued): Amendment 84 8 Jul 2025

  My Lords, in speaking to Amendment 84, I also wish to speak to Amendment 90. I do not wish to detain the Committee for long. The principle—sorry, I am looking at the wrong Minister—behind these two amendments is the same as that behind Amendment 49: namely, the circumstances addressed in Clause 21 concern the search of a person and the circumstances addressed in Clause 23 concern the...

• Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - Committee (2nd Day) (Continued): Amendment 84 8 Jul 2025

  My Lords, I am not at all surprised by the response the Minister has given me. I continue to be concerned to make sure that people have access to this information and these articles for their national referral mechanism cases to be considered. I will reflect further on what the Minister has said, and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 84 withdrawn.

• Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - Committee (2nd Day) (Continued): Amendment 63 8 Jul 2025

  My Lords, I remind your Lordships of my chairmanship of the Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. I want to address Amendment 67, which my noble friend Lord Davies has just referred to. I tabled this with a very specific issue in mind—I hope the Minister will be able to address it in his closing remarks—which is those circumstances where somebody who is in slavery is...

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