Dame Cheryl Gillan
Conservative Former MP · left 4 April 2021
Represented Chesham and Amersham · in Parliament since 9 April 1992
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesham and Amersham | 6 May 2010 | 6 April 2021 | Elected 4 times |
| Chesham and Amersham | 1 May 1997 | 6 May 2010 | Elected 3 times |
| Chesham and Amersham | 9 April 1992 | 1 May 1997 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 April 1992 | 4 April 2021 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Wales | Government | 12 May 2010 | 6 September 2012 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | Opposition | 10 May 2005 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Minister of State (Home Office) | Opposition | 10 May 2003 | 10 May 2005 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 10 May 2001 | 10 May 2003 |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Opposition | 10 May 1998 | 10 May 2001 |
| Shadow Minister (International Development) | Opposition | 1 April 1998 | 5 April 2001 |
| Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry) | Opposition | 5 May 1997 | 10 May 1998 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) | Government | 6 July 1995 | 1 May 1997 |
Voting participation
joint 344th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | 42 | 77.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 137 | 72.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 246 | 179 | 72.8% |
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 406th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 36 | 34 | 109 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Panel of Chairs 2015–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2021
- Public Accounts Committee 2003–2004, 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 2015–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
joint 632nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
1992
- – Became MP for Chesham and Amersham
- – Joined Conservative
1995
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment)
1997
- – Became MP for Chesham and Amersham
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry)
1998
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (International Development)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry)
2001
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (International Development)
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2003
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister of State (Home Office)
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
2005
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
- – Left role: Shadow Minister of State (Home Office)
2010
- – Became MP for Chesham and Amersham
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Wales
2012
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Wales
2015
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
- – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2017
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
- – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2020
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
- – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
2021
- – Left the House of Commons (Death)
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.