Chris Bryant

Biography

Parliamentary service

Party affiliations

Election history

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

Voting participation

joint 531st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

By Parliament

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

joint 352nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Annual breakdown

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

• Committee of Privileges 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
• Committee on Standards 2020–2023 · attendance 100.0%
• Foreign Affairs Committee 2017–2019, 2020–2023 · attendance 100.0%
• Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2020–2024 · attendance 100.0%
• Liaison Committee (Commons) 2017–2019, 2020–2023 · attendance 100.0%
• Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 2015–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2023 · attendance 100.0%
• Welsh Grand Committee 2022–2024

Hansard activity

6th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

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Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

1. 2001

   • 7 June 2001 – Became MP for Rhondda
   • 7 June 2001 – Joined Labour

2. 2008

   • 5 October 2008 – Appointed: Deputy Leader of the House of Commons

3. 2009

   • 5 June 2009 – Left role: Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
   • 9 June 2009 – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
   • 13 October 2009 – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Europe)
   • 13 October 2009 – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

4. 2010

   • 6 May 2010 – Became MP for Rhondda
   • 6 May 2010 – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Europe)
   • 12 May 2010 – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Europe)
   • 8 October 2010 – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Justice) (Political and Constitutional Reform)
   • 8 October 2010 – Left role: Shadow Minister (Europe)

5. 2011

   • 7 October 2011 – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
   • 7 October 2011 – Left role: Shadow Minister (Justice) (Political and Constitutional Reform)

6. 2013

   • 7 October 2013 – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
   • 7 October 2013 – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)

7. 2014

   • 3 December 2014 – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
   • 3 December 2014 – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)

8. 2015

   • 8 May 2015 – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
   • 8 May 2015 – Left role: Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
   • 14 September 2015 – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
   • 14 September 2015 – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
   • 10 November 2015 – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

9. 2016

   • 26 June 2016 – Left role: Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

10. 2017

    • 11 September 2017 – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee
    • 31 October 2017 – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
    • 6 November 2017 – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)

11. 2020

    • 2 March 2020 – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee
    • 6 May 2020 – Became Chair of Committee on Standards
    • 6 May 2020 – Joined Committee on Standards
    • 6 May 2020 – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
    • 12 May 2020 – Joined Committee of Privileges
    • 19 May 2020 – Became Chair of Committee of Privileges
    • 20 May 2020 – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
    • 10 November 2020 – Joined Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act

12. 2022

    • 18 January 2022 – Joined Welsh Grand Committee

13. 2023

    • 6 September 2023 – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)

14. 2024

    • 30 May 2024 – Left role: Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
    • 4 July 2024 – Became MP for Rhondda and Ogmore
    • 8 July 2024 – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
    • 8 July 2024 – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

15. 2025

    • 6 September 2025 – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
    • 6 September 2025 – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
    • 6 September 2025 – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

16. 2026

    • 20 July 2026 – Appointed: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
    • 20 July 2026 – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Constituency: Rhondda and Ogmore