Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

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Other offices held in the past

• Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) ( 9 Jul 2024 to 21 May 2025)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Health and Social Care) ( 8 Jan 2018 to 24 May 2018)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (27 Jun 2017 to 24 May 2018)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Education) (27 Jun 2017 to 24 May 2018)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Health) ( 6 Sep 2012 to 1 Nov 2017)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords ( 8 Oct 2010 to 27 Jun 2017)
• Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (13 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Minister of State, Department for Energy and Climate Change (18 Jun 2009 to 13 Oct 2009)
• Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, House of Lords (18 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Minister of State (also in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), Department for Energy and Climate Change (10 Jun 2009 to 18 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State (Sustainable Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Air Quality), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (14 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State (Sustainable Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Air Quality), Department for Energy and Climate Change (14 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( 6 Oct 2008 to 14 Oct 2008)
• Minister of State, Department for Energy and Climate Change ( 6 Oct 2008 to 14 Oct 2008)
• Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Sustainable Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Air Quality) (also in the Department for Energy and Climate Change) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 9 Jun 2009)
• Deputy Leader of the House of Lords ( 5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice ( 2 Jul 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice (28 Jun 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Minister of State, Department of Health (11 Jan 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister of State (Department of Health) (NHS Reform) ( 5 Jan 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions (11 May 2005 to 11 Jan 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) (10 May 2005 to 4 Jan 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health (28 Jul 1999 to 18 Mar 2003)
• Government Whip (28 Jul 1998 to 28 Jul 1999)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) ( 1 Jan 1998 to 17 Mar 2003)