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Sir Edward Leigh

House of CommonsConservativeGainsborough

Sir Edward Leigh is the Member of Parliament for Gainsborough. He has represented the seat since 9 June 1983 as a member of the Conservative party.

Pinned bills

1 sponsored

bill / openTerminal Illness (Relief of Pain) Bill

Activity

232 contributions · 232 active days · last 78 weeks

Career timeline

22 entries

Jun 1983 → nowTook seat in the House of Commons
Jun 1983 → May 1997Elected for Gainsborough and Horncastle
Jun 1983 → nowSat as Conservative
Jun 1983 → May 1987Joined Defence Committee
May 1997 → May 2010Elected for Gainsborough
Jul 1997 → Jul 2001Joined International Development Committee
Apr 2000 → May 2010Joined Public Accounts Committee
Oct 2001 → Jan 2010Chair, Public Accounts Committee
Nov 2001 → May 2010Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
May 2010 → May 2024Elected for Gainsborough
Jul 2010 → May 2017Joined Panel of Chairs
Mar 2011 → Mar 2015Chair, Public Accounts Commission
Jul 2015 → May 2017Joined Procedure Committee
Nov 2015 → May 2017Joined Public Accounts Commission
Jun 2017 → Nov 2019Joined Panel of Chairs
Nov 2017 → Jul 2022Joined Public Accounts Commission
Mar 2018 → Nov 2019Joined Procedure Committee
Jan 2020 → May 2024Joined Panel of Chairs
Sept 2020 → May 2022Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Feb 2023 → May 2024Joined Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
Jul 2024 → nowElected for Gainsborough
Jul 2024 → nowJoined Panel of Chairs

Past committees

15

Defence CommitteeJun 1983 → May 1987
International Development CommitteeJul 1997 → Jul 2001
Public Accounts CommitteeApr 2000 → May 2010
Public Accounts CommitteeOct 2001 → Jan 2010
Liaison Committee (Commons)Nov 2001 → May 2010
Panel of ChairsJul 2010 → May 2017
Public Accounts CommissionMar 2011 → Mar 2015
Procedure CommitteeJul 2015 → May 2017
Public Accounts CommissionNov 2015 → May 2017
Panel of ChairsJun 2017 → Nov 2019
Public Accounts CommissionNov 2017 → Jul 2022
Procedure CommitteeMar 2018 → Nov 2019
Panel of ChairsJan 2020 → May 2024
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)Sept 2020 → May 2022
Restoration and Renewal Programme BoardFeb 2023 → May 2024