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.

Hezbollah: Foreign Relations | Home Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of reports that Hezbollah's Foreign Rela

Off-payroll Working: Coronavirus | Treasury | Written Answers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether self-employed workers deemed to fall within IR35 rules are eligible for other Government fin

Off-payroll Working: Coronavirus | Treasury | Written Answers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of the covid-19 lockdown on people that are deeme

Off-payroll Working | Treasury | Written Answers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the economic value of work that (a) has already been and (b) is project

Off-payroll Working | Treasury | Written Answers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the number of people deemed to be employees as a result of change

Future Relationship with the EU: Negotiations | Commons debates

I believe that the Secretary of State, like me, thinks that the customs compliance obligations under the protocol can be implemented without

Remote Access to Church Services | The hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked | Commons debates

To ask the hon.

Remote Access to Church Services | The hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, was asked | Commons debates

I warmly welcome the huge efforts going into ensuring that people have remote access to church services, but there are some situations when

Agriculture: Subsidies | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the covid-19 outbreak has affected the timetable for delivery

Agriculture: Subsidies | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the start date is for the national pilot of the new Environmenta