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.

Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill | Commons debates

Indeed. Today is our opportunity to take a stand against BDS and I encourage as many hon. Members as possible to do that.

Topical Questions | Home Department | Commons debates

Given this morning’s U-turn by the Mayor of London on selling off Uxbridge police station, does the Minister believe that the Mayor should a

Topical Questions | Home Department | Commons debates

Given this morning’s U-turn by the Mayor of London on selling off Uxbridge police station, does the Minister believe that the Mayor should a

Anti-social Behaviour | Home Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure effective investigations by the police on incident

Crimes of Violence: Retail Trade | Home Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the police on preventing attacks on people w

Crimes of Violence: Retail Trade | Home Office | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has held discussions with representatives of the retail sector on prevent

Poultry: Antibiotics | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much chicken treated with fluoroquinolone antibiotics was importe

Buildings: Fire Prevention | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of leaseholders in building

Buildings: Fire Prevention | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with representatives of the insurance s

Buildings: Fire Prevention | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to intervene to prevent insurer