"October 1974 until 7 April 1979, and has served as MP for Derby South since 9 June 1983, most recently being re-elected on 8 June 2017. Harriet Harman is the longest continuously serving female MP in the history of the House of Commons. She was MP for Peckham from 28 October 1982 until 1 May 1997, and has served as MP for Camberwell and Peckham since 1 May 1997, most recently having been re-elected on 8 June 2017. On 13 June 2017 Harman was dubbed ""Mother of the House"" by Prime Minister Theresa May, in recognition of her status as"
"Richard Lochhead Richard Neilson Lochhead (born 24 May 1969) is a Scottish politician who was the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and Environment from 2007 to 2016 and has been the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Moray since 2006. A native of Paisley, Lochhead attended Williamwood High School in Clarkston and Central College of Commerce in Glasgow before he graduated in 1994 in Political Studies from the University of Stirling. He worked for the SNP leader, Alex Salmond, as his Office Manager from 1994 to 1998, before becoming an environmental development officer for Dundee City"
"Theresa May Theresa Mary May (; ; born 1 October 1956) is a British politician serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2016. She served as Home Secretary from 2010 to 2016. May was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidenhead in 1997. Ideologically, she identifies herself as a one-nation conservative. May grew up in Oxfordshire and attended St Hugh's College, Oxford. From 1977 until 1983, she worked for the Bank of England, and from 1985 until 1997 at the Association for Payment Clearing Services, also serving as a councillor for"
"his wife Betty, a United States citizen. He lists Anglo-American relations among his interests. Brian Mawhinney Brian Stanley Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, PC (born 26 July 1940) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was a member of the Cabinet from 1994 until 1997 and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 until 2005. Mawhinney was born in 1940 in Belfast and was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. He studied physics at Queen's University of Belfast, gaining an upper second class degree in 1963 and obtained a Ph.D. in radiation physics at the Royal Free Hospital in London in"
"Frank Field (British politician) Frank Ernest Field (born 16 July 1942) is a British independent politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Birkenhead since 1979. From 1997 to 1998, he served as the Minister of Welfare Reform in Tony Blair's government. Field resigned following differences with the Prime Minister, and as a backbencher soon became one of the Labour government's most vocal critics. He was elected Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee in June 2015, and following the 2017 general election was re-elected unopposed. In August 2018, he resigned the Labour whip in response to alleged"
"Paul Maynard Paul Christopher Maynard (born 16 December 1975) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackpool North and Cleveleys. In January 2018, Prime Minister Theresa May made him a Government Whip by awarding him the role of Lord Commissioner of Her Mayesty's Treasury. Born in Crewe, Cheshire, Maynard was left with cerebral palsy and a speech defect when he was strangled by the umbilical cord at birth. At the age of 22 he developed epilepsy, meaning he needs to be teetotal to avoid having seizures."
"Brian Mawhinney Brian Stanley Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, PC (born 26 July 1940) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was a member of the Cabinet from 1994 until 1997 and a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 until 2005. Mawhinney was born in 1940 in Belfast and was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. He studied physics at Queen's University of Belfast, gaining an upper second class degree in 1963 and obtained a Ph.D. in radiation physics at the Royal Free Hospital in London in 1969 with thesis title ""Studies on the effects of radiation on mammalian bone grown"
"Durnsford in Merton. After unsuccessful attempts to be elected to the House of Commons in 1992 and 1994, she was elected as the MP for Maidenhead in the 1997 general election. From 1999 to 2010, May held a number of roles in the Shadow Cabinets of William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith, Michael Howard, and David Cameron, including Shadow Transport Secretary and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary. She was also Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2002 to 2003. After the formation of a coalition government following the 2010 general election, May was appointed Home Secretary and Minister for Women and"
"never married and has described himself, because of that, as incomplete. He is said by friends, however, to have ""a full life outside politics"". Frank Field (British politician) Frank Ernest Field (born 16 July 1942) is a British independent politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Birkenhead since 1979. From 1997 to 1998, he served as the Minister of Welfare Reform in Tony Blair's government. Field resigned following differences with the Prime Minister, and as a backbencher soon became one of the Labour government's most vocal critics. He was elected Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee"
"a further increased majority of 10,944. He announced his resignation as Environment Secretary, effective on 18 May 2016, as Nicola Sturgeon put together her reshuffle to appoint the second Sturgeon government. Richard Lochhead Richard Neilson Lochhead (born 24 May 1969) is a Scottish politician who was the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and Environment from 2007 to 2016 and has been the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Moray since 2006. A native of Paisley, Lochhead attended Williamwood High School in Clarkston and Central College of Commerce in Glasgow before he graduated in 1994 in Political"
"and Smith's Wood. 1974-1983: The Rural Districts of Atherstone and Meriden. 1955-1974: The Rural Districts of Atherstone, Meriden, and Tamworth. Meriden (UK Parliament constituency) Meriden is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Caroline Spelman, a Conservative. It is named after the village of Meriden which lies around halfway between the urban fringe of Solihull and Coventry. The current MP since 1997 is the Conservative Caroline Spelman. The constituency is one of two covering the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. It covers the rural area, known as the Meriden Gap, between the West"
"one daughter. She had one of her sons adopted and was reunited with him in 1997. Ann Keen Ann Lloyd Keen (""née"" Fox; born 26 November 1948) is a British Labour Party politician, who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentford and Isleworth from 1997, until she was defeated by Conservative candidate Mary Macleod in 2010. In 1999, ""The Guardian"" newspaper revealed that she had acted as a ""secret go-between"" for the Labour Party and Shaun Woodward, at the time the MP for Witney, as he attempted to defect from the Conservative Party in the same year. Keen is"
"Jonathan Reynolds Jonathan Neil Reynolds (born 28 August 1980) is a British Labour Co-operative politician and Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stalybridge and Hyde since 2010. Reynolds served on Labour's National Executive Committee from 2003–05 and until 2011 remained a councillor for Longdendale ward on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, having been elected in 2007. Reynolds worked for four years as a political assistant for the previous Stalybridge and Hyde MP James Purnell and was selected to replace Purnell after a controversial selection process. He is a former shadow energy minister,"
"Des Browne Desmond Henry Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton, (born 22 March 1952) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock and Loudoun from 1997 to 2010. He was a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, until the latter moved him from both Defence and Scottish Secretary in 2008. Browne was born in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, lived in Stevenston for the early part of his life, and was educated at the Catholic St Michael's Academy in Kilwinning and later at the University of Glasgow, where"
"retirement in 1997, the MP was Jim Callaghan, not to be confused with a former Prime Minister with the same name. Heywood and Middleton (UK Parliament constituency) Heywood and Middleton is a constituency in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2014 by Liz McInnes of the Labour Party. 1983-1997: The Borough of Rochdale wards of Heywood North, Heywood South, Heywood West, Middleton Central, Middleton East, Middleton North, Middleton South, and Middleton West. 1997-2010: The Borough of Rochdale wards of Castleton, Heywood North, Heywood South, Heywood West, Middleton Central, Middleton East, Middleton North, Middleton"
"Maidstone and The Weald (UK Parliament constituency) Maidstone and The Weald is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Helen Grant, a Conservative. 1997–2010: The Borough of Maidstone wards of Allington, Barming, Boughton Monchelsea, Bridge, Coxheath, East, Farleigh, Heath, High Street, Loose, Marden, North, South, Staplehurst, and Yalding, and the Borough of Tunbridge Wells wards of Benenden, Cranbrook, Frittenden & Sissinghurst, Hawkhurst, and Sandhurst. 2010–present: The Borough of Maidstone wards of Allington, Barming, Bridge, Coxheath & Hunton, East, Fant, Heath, High Street, Loose, Marden & Yalding, North, South, and Staplehurst, and the"
"the horticulture section at the Mottram Show in 2011. In 2016, Reynolds' dogs Clinton and Kennedy were named Westminster Dogs of the Year. Jonathan Reynolds Jonathan Neil Reynolds (born 28 August 1980) is a British Labour Co-operative politician and Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stalybridge and Hyde since 2010. Reynolds served on Labour's National Executive Committee from 2003–05 and until 2011 remained a councillor for Longdendale ward on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, having been elected in 2007. Reynolds worked for four years as a political assistant for the previous Stalybridge"
"Pat McFadden Patrick Bosco McFadden (born 26 March 1965 in Paisley) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, who has been the member of parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South East since 2005. He was briefly Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, and from October 2014 to January 2016 was Shadow spokesman on Europe under Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn. McFadden is the son of Annie and James McFadden, both native Irish language speakers from the Falcarragh area of northern County Donegal in Ireland. He went to Holy Cross RC Primary School on ""Calder Street"" and"
"a keen sportsman, used to play hockey for a National League team and for his county. He now plays veterans hockey for Wimbledon. Stephen Hammond Stephen William Hammond (born 4 February 1962) is a British Conservative Party politician, serving as Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care since November 2018, following the promotion of Stephen Barclay to Brexit Secretary. Hammond was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wimbledon at the 2005 general election. On 4 September 2012, he was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, with responsibility for buses, rail and"
"Labour Party between 1998 and 2001 during Tony Blair's premiership. She is Patron of Leap Forward Employment – a community interest company that finds work for adults with mental health issues. Siobhain McDonagh Siobhain Ann McDonagh (born 20 February 1960) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mitcham and Morden since the 1997 general election. She served as an Assistant Whip in the Labour Government, but was sacked following comments regarding a leadership contest to replace prime minister Gordon Brown. McDonagh is a Roman Catholic and is of Irish descent. McDonagh was"
"Helen Liddell Helen Lawrie Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, PC (born 6 December 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Monklands East from 1994 to 1997, and then for Airdrie and Shotts until 2005. Liddell then became the British High Commissioner to Australia until 2009, having previously been appointed a Cabinet Minister as Secretary of State for Scotland. On 28 May 2010, it was announced in the Dissolution Honours List that she would be created a Life Peer. Liddell was born Helen Lawrie Reilly, and was the daughter of a Catholic"
"learning disabilities. Engaging with a task force he produced a list of recommendations to be reviewed by the BIS and DWP for future consideration. In Parliament, Maynard previously served on the Work and Pensions Committee and Transport Committee. Maynard lives in Bispham, Blackpool. Paul Maynard Paul Christopher Maynard (born 16 December 1975) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackpool North and Cleveleys. In January 2018, Prime Minister Theresa May made him a Government Whip by awarding him the role of Lord Commissioner of Her Mayesty's"
"Gerald Howarth Sir James Gerald Douglas Howarth (born 12 September 1947), known as Gerald Howarth, is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldershot from 1997 until 2017, having been the MP for Cannock and Burntwood from 1983 to 1992. He was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence as Minister for International Security Strategy from May 2010 to September 2012 and is chairman of Conservative Way Forward. In 2016, he joined the political advisory board of Leave Means Leave. He stood down at the 2017 general election. The son of"
"Williamson was subsequently the subject of a meeting with managers. Gavin Williamson Gavin Alexander Williamson (born 25 June 1976) is a British Conservative politician serving as Secretary of State for Defence since 2017, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for South Staffordshire since 2010. Williamson served in the Cameron Government as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Patrick McLoughlin, the Secretary of State for Transport prior to being appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister in October 2013. From 14 July 2016 to 2 November 2017, he served as Chief Whip in the May Government, and on 2"
"Spelman was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for political and public service as part of the Resignation Honours of the outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron. Caroline Spelman Dame Caroline Alice Spelman (; born 4 May 1958) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Meriden in the West Midlands since 1997. From May 2010 to September 2012 she was the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in David Cameron's coalition cabinet, and was sworn as a Privy Counsellor on 13 May 2010. Born"
"Caroline Spelman Dame Caroline Alice Spelman (; born 4 May 1958) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Meriden in the West Midlands since 1997. From May 2010 to September 2012 she was the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in David Cameron's coalition cabinet, and was sworn as a Privy Counsellor on 13 May 2010. Born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, Spelman attended the Hertfordshire and Essex High School for Girls (now called The Hertfordshire and Essex High School), in Bishop's Stortford, and received a BA First Class"
"Meriden (UK Parliament constituency) Meriden is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Caroline Spelman, a Conservative. It is named after the village of Meriden which lies around halfway between the urban fringe of Solihull and Coventry. The current MP since 1997 is the Conservative Caroline Spelman. The constituency is one of two covering the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. It covers the rural area, known as the Meriden Gap, between the West Midlands conurbation and Coventry, which contains villages such as Balsall Common, Hampton-in-Arden and Meriden itself, with some towns, particularly Castle"
"Iain Duncan Smith George Iain Duncan Smith (born 9 April 1954), often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British Conservative Party politician. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2010 to 2016, he was previously the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. He was first elected to Parliament at the 1992 general election as the MP for Chingford—which he represented until the constituency's abolition in 1997—and he has since represented its successor constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green. Duncan Smith was born in Edinburgh and served in the"
"Fabian Hamilton Fabian Uziell-Hamilton (born 12 April 1955) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds North East since 1997. He was appointed Shadow Minister for Peace and Disarmament in November 2016. Fabian Hamilton was born in London to a British Jewish family. His grandfather was a rabbi. His father, a solicitor, and his mother, a judge, were both members of the Liberal Party, for which his father was several times an election candidate. He was educated at Brentwood School in Essex where he participated in the school's dramatic productions, playing a"
"and until the Labour landslide victory of 1997, many voters in the area transferred their loyalties to the Conservative Party. The MP throughout that period was David Amess, who himself originated from east London (Plaistow), and now holds the safer seat of Southend West. Labour took the seat in 1997 and 2001 with a large majority, and in 2005 with a reduced majority. Basildon thus proved to be a ""bellwether"" seat, voting for the eventual winning party since 1974. Note: This constituency underwent boundary changes after the 1979 election, so was notionally a Labour seat. Due to constituency boundary changes"
"from the ""Mail""s website without an admission of fault. Damian Green Damian Howard Green (born 17 January 1956) is a British politician who has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for Ashford since 1997 and was the First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office from 11 June 2017 to 20 December 2017. Green was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales and studied PPE at Balliol College, Oxford. Before entering politics, Green worked as a journalist for the BBC, Channel 4 and ""The Times"". Green entered Parliament in the 1997 election by winning the seat of"
"Nick Hurd Nicholas Richard Hurd (born 13 May 1962) is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Minister for Policing since 2017, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner since 2005. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Charities, Social Enterprise and Volunteering at the Cabinet Office in the Cameron Government from May 2010 to July 2014. In November 2015, Hurd was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the DfID following the resignation of Grant Shapps. In the May Government, Hurd served as Minister of State for Industry and Climate Change from"
"reunited with the town wards that had been lost in 1983 to Mid Kent (which was abolished), and joined by a rural part of the Weald to the south of the town, previously in the Tunbridge Wells constituency. The MP for the seat from its creation in 1997 was Ann Widdecombe of the Conservative Party. Widdecombe was MP for the former seat of Maidstone 1987–97, and served as a Home Office Minister (of State) in the government of John Major from 1995 to 1997, and as Shadow Home Secretary from 1999 to 2001. She stood down at the 2010 general"