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Edward Argar

MP for Melton and Syston (Conservative).

Membership

  • MP for Melton and Syston, Conservative (5 July 2024 – now)
  • MP for Charnwood, Conservative (13 December 2019 – 30 May 2024)
  • MP for Charnwood, Conservative (9 June 2017 – 6 November 2019)
  • MP for Charnwood, Conservative (8 May 2015 – 3 May 2017)

Roles

  • Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (5 November 2024 – 22 July 2025)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Justice (8 July 2024 – 4 November 2024)
  • The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (27 October 2022 – 5 July 2024)
  • The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (14 October 2022 – 27 October 2022)
  • Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Attends Cabinet) (6 September 2022 – 14 October 2022)
  • Paymaster General (6 September 2022 – 14 October 2022)
  • Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) (10 September 2019 – 6 July 2022)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (14 June 2018 – 10 September 2019)

Melton and Syston: 2024 general election: majority 5,396 (11.7%).

Charnwood: 2019 general election: majority 22,397 (40.5%); 2017 general election: majority 16,341 (29.6%); 2015 general election: majority 16,931 (32.4%).