Parliamentary Career

Theresa Villiers started out as a Member of the European Parliament in 1999 and joined the Westminster ranks in 2005, holding a number of positions in opposition and in Government. Here's an overview of her career so far:

MEP for London, 1999 - 2005
Deputy Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament, 2001 - 2002
MP for Chipping Barnet 2025 - 2024 (re-elected 2010, 2015, 2017 & 2019)
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 2005 - 2007
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, 2007 - 2010
Minister for Transport, 2010 - 2012
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 2012 - 2016
Secretary of State for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs - 2019 - 2020
Member of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament - 2020 - 2024

You can read Theresa's final contributions in Parliament below.

Private Education: Social Distancing | Department for Education | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether independent schools are permitted to re-open for Year 8 pupils which, in the independen

Schools: Coronavirus | Department for Education | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the National Educati

Covid-19: UK Border Health Measures | Commons debates

I welcome the huge amount of work that the Home Secretary is doing on air bridges, and urge her to suspend the implementation of this blanke

Covid-19 Response | Commons debates

It is deeply distressing to see the toll that the disease has taken on people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Covid-19 Response | Commons debates

It is deeply distressing to see the toll that the disease has taken on people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Covid-19 Response | Commons debates

It is deeply distressing to see the toll that the disease has taken on people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Domestic Abuse: Males | Home Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle domestic abuse against men.

Domestic Abuse: Males | Home Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police

Self-employment Income Support Scheme | Treasury | Written Answers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the duration of the Coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme for self-emp

Care Homes: Standards | Department of Health and Social Care | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will establish a helpline for careworkers to raise concerns on (a) the opera