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.

Compulsory Purchase: Greater London | Department for Communities and Local Government | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to make a decision on the compulsory purchase orders requi

Leaving the EU: Inward Investment | Oral Answers to Questions - Wales | Commons debates

Will the Secretary of State encourage the Department for International Trade to give a high priority to Wales as part of the Government’s ef

Leaving the EU: Inward Investment | Oral Answers to Questions - Wales | Commons debates

Will the Secretary of State encourage the Department for International Trade to give a high priority to Wales as part of the Government’s ef

Leaving the EU: Inward Investment | Oral Answers to Questions - Wales | Commons debates

Will the Secretary of State encourage the Department for International Trade to give a high priority to Wales as part of the Government’s ef

Marine Protected Areas: South Sandwich Islands | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department plans to include the South Sandwich Islands in th

Landlords and Letting Agents | Oral Answers to Questions - Communities and Local Government | Commons debates

What steps are the Government taking to encourage private landlords to offer longer tenancies?

Supply Teachers: Conditions of Employment | Department for Education | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she last met representatives of supply teachers to discuss their concerns about insecure w

Supply Teachers: Conditions of Employment | Department for Education | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Taylor Review of modern working practices, published in July 2017, what d

Supply Teachers: Conditions of Employment | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Taylor Review of modern working practices,

Occupational Pensions | Department for Work and Pensions | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Taylor Review of modern working practices, published in July 2017