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.

Multinational Companies: Tax Avoidance | Treasury | Written Answers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle the use of aggressive artificial tax avoidance schemes by large in

Leasehold: Fees and Charges | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timeframe is for the publication of legislative propos

Facial Recognition Technology | Oral Answers to Questions - Home Department | Commons debates

In the last year or so, the Met have issued many of their officers with tablet computers, but the feedback I have had from officers and cons

Retail Trade: Urban Areas | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his announcement on 18 May 2019 of a £62 million fund

Primary Education: Children's Play | Department for Education | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what sources of funding from the public purse are available for new outdoor play equipment for

Care Homes: Fees and Charges | Department of Health and Social Care | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people whose elderly care is funded via a local authority can top up their

Burglary and Fly-tipping | Home Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to encourage the installation of alley gates to restrict acce

Sri Lanka: Minority Groups | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Sri Lankan counterpart on the imp

Billing | Treasury | Written Answers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on requiring companies using continuous payment authorities to

Energy: Billing | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations he has received on requiring companies usin