Profile

Labour MP for Leeds North East

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (since 2 Sep 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (10 Oct 2016 to 2 Sep 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (10 Oct 2016 to 10 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) ( 7 Jan 2016 to 4 Jul 2016)
• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact ( 1 Oct 2015 to 27 Jan 2016)
• Chair, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (14 Jul 2015 to 1 Oct 2015)
• Chair, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (14 Jul 2015 to 1 Oct 2015)
• Member, International Development Committee ( 8 Jul 2015 to 8 Feb 2016)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (25 Jun 2015 to 11 Jan 2016)
• Member, International Development Committee ( 4 Feb 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee ( 8 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Mar 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Administration Committee (28 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Timothy Kirkhope
• Keith Joseph
• Osbert Peake
• Alice Bacon
• John Henderson
• John Birchall