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.

Northern Ireland: Political Developments | Commons debates

None of us in this House should underestimate how incredibly difficult it is for Northern Ireland’s leaders to find common ground on issues

Israeli Settlement Goods | Oral Answers to Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Commons debates

The main aim of the boycott movement is to delegitimise the state of Israel, so will the Government continue to strongly oppose it?

Israeli Settlement Goods | Oral Answers to Questions - Foreign and Commonwealth Office | Commons debates

The main aim of the boycott movement is to delegitimise the state of Israel, so will the Government continue to strongly oppose it?

Criminal Proceedings: Mental Illness | Ministry of Justice | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that people with mental health conditions receive fair treatme

NHS: Standards | Department of Health | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what cost-benefit analysis his Department has carried out on the NHS (a) Quality and Outcomes Fram

Bus companies: limitation of powers of authorities in England | Bus Services Bill [Lords] | Commons debates

Obviously, I do not want to go back over the whole debate we had on this, but there is a range of ways in which the bus sector is very diffe

Bus companies: limitation of powers of authorities in England | Bus Services Bill [Lords] | Commons debates

I assure the House that my contribution on this important Bill will be brief.

Bus companies: limitation of powers of authorities in England | Bus Services Bill [Lords] | Commons debates

I am afraid I am about to conclude, but the right hon. Gentleman will get his chance very soon.

Education Funding Agency | Department for Education | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Education Funding Authority receives value for mone

Antibiotics: Drug Resistance | Department of Health | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what contingency plans the Government has made in the event of an anti-microbial resistance pandem