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.

Brexit | Department for Exiting the European Union | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to paragraphs 118 and 123 of page 39 of the White Paper, The fu

Brexit | Department for Exiting the European Union | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to paragraph 7 of page 14 of the White Paper, The future relati

Brexit | Department for Exiting the European Union | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to sub-paragraphs 108(c) and (d) on page 38 of the White Paper,

Brexit | Department for Exiting the European Union | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to paragraphs 118 and 119 of page 39 of the White Paper, The fu

Fly-tipping | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 60 of the 2017 Litter Strategy for England, wh

Brexit | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 44 of the White Paper, The future re

Environment Protection: EU Law | Department for Exiting the European Union | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to paragraph 108(c) of the White Paper, The future relationship

Climate Change | Department for Exiting the European Union | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to paragraph 108(d) of the White Paper, The future relationship

Consumers: Protection | Department for Exiting the European Union | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union,with reference to paragraph 108(f) of the White Paper, The future relationship

Brexit | Department for Exiting the European Union | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to sub-paragraph 7(a) on page 14 of the White Paper, The future