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.

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates

As the hon.

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates

I would be delighted to take up the invitation to do a little tasting of the fantastic wines to which my hon. Friend refers.

Topical Questions | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates

I am delighted to have been asked to take up the outstanding work previously begun by my right hon.

Fast Fashion | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates

I do not know whose voting record the hon. Lady has been looking at, but it does not sound like mine.

Fast Fashion | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates

With all these matters, our goal should be to pursue both prosperity and environmental sustainability at the same time. My hon.

Fast Fashion | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates

First, I very much look forward to working with the hon. Lady’s Environmental Audit Committee on these and other matters.

Fast Fashion | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates

The Government will be working through the Waste and Resources Action Programme and with industry on developing an ambitious new phase of th

Plastic Pollution | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates

I look forward to working with the shadow Front Benchers on these issues.

Plastic Pollution | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates

We have gone further than any other Government in history on tackling plastic waste.

Plastic Pollution | Oral Answers to Questions - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates

I thank my hon. Friend for his question.