Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 23 January 2025

Previously MP for West Ham until 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

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

Also represented West Ham

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @lynbrownmp
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Deputy Chairman of Committees (since 1 Jun 2026)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs) ( 4 Dec 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Justice) (10 Apr 2020 to 4 Dec 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (12 Jan 2018 to 10 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Policing) (14 Oct 2016 to 12 Jan 2018)
• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (18 Sep 2015 to 28 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (10 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon John Denham, Secretary of State), Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Mr Phil Woolas, Minister of State), Department for Communities and Local Government (20 Nov 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Psychoactive Substances Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 13)
• Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Equality Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (16 out of 17)
• Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Crossrail Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
• Equality Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• London Olympics Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Work and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)