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Mel Stride

MP for Central Devon (Conservative).

Membership

  • MP for Central Devon, Conservative (5 July 2024 – now)
  • MP for Central Devon, Conservative (13 December 2019 – 30 May 2024)
  • MP for Central Devon, Conservative (9 June 2017 – 6 November 2019)
  • MP for Central Devon, Conservative (8 May 2015 – 3 May 2017)
  • MP for Central Devon, Conservative (6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015)

Roles

  • Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (4 November 2024 – 31 August 2026)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (8 July 2024 – 4 November 2024)
  • The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (25 October 2022 – 5 July 2024)
  • Chair, Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations (20 June 2022 – 26 October 2022)
  • Chair, Treasury Committee (27 January 2020 – 25 October 2022)
  • Chair, Treasury Committee (23 October 2019 – 6 November 2019)
  • Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (23 May 2019 – 24 July 2019)
  • Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General (12 June 2017 – 23 May 2019)
  • Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons) (18 July 2016 – 12 June 2017)
  • The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (13 May 2015 – 17 July 2016)
  • Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (15 July 2014 – 30 March 2015)

Central Devon: 2024 general election: majority 61 (0.1%).

Central Devon: 2019 general election: majority 17,721 (30.5%); 2017 general election: majority 15,680 (27.1%); 2015 general election: majority 21,265 (39.1%); 2010 general election: majority 9,230 (17.1%).