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Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

Member of the House of Lords (Labour).

Membership

  • House of Lords, Labour (18 November 2022 – now)
  • MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, Labour (9 June 2017 – 6 November 2019)
  • MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, Labour (8 May 2015 – 3 May 2017)

Roles

  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) (22 July 2026 – now)
  • Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords) (22 July 2026 – now)
  • The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (3 March 2026 – 22 July 2026)
  • Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (24 February 2025 – 2 March 2026)
  • Lords Spokesperson (Northern Ireland Office) (11 July 2024 – 22 July 2026)
  • Lords Spokesperson (Wales Office) (11 July 2024 – 2 March 2026)
  • Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) (11 July 2024 – 12 June 2026)
  • Lords Spokesperson (Scotland Office) (11 July 2024 – 2 March 2026)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Defence) (27 October 2023 – 5 July 2024)
  • Opposition Whip (Lords) (21 February 2023 – 5 July 2024)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (21 February 2023 – 26 October 2023)

Stoke-on-Trent North: 2017 general election: majority 2,359 (5.6%); 2015 general election: majority 4,836 (12.5%).