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.

Language for Life Programme | Education | Commons debates

Will the Minister give us an update on this month’s delivery of the first phase of the free childcare entitlement, and may I urge him to ens

Planning | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish a revised version of his Department's Planning P

Integrated Education: Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | Commons debates

An important item in the in-tray of the newly re-formed Executive is early years education and childcare.

Integrated Education: Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | Commons debates

An important item in the in-tray of the newly re-formed Executive is early years education and childcare.

Health Inequalities | Health and Social Care | Commons debates

Will the Secretary of State support Breast Cancer Now’s campaign to improve the uptake of breast cancer screening, especially among women in

Fire Defects: Remediation Costs | Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Commons debates

Following a fire last summer, timber and unplasticized polyvinyl chloride cladding on 586 homes in the borough of Barnet was identified as n

Fire Defects: Remediation Costs | Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Commons debates

Following a fire last summer, timber and unplasticized polyvinyl chloride cladding on 586 homes in the borough of Barnet was identified as n

Fire Defects: Remediation Costs | Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Commons debates

Following a fire last summer, timber and unplasticized polyvinyl chloride cladding on 586 homes in the borough of Barnet was identified as n

Business of the House | Commons debates

Can we have a debate on the importance of improving NHS services and expanding capacity in Barnet so that I can update the House on the exce

Events Industry | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to encourage international events organisers to hold ev