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Amber Rudd

Independent, formerly House of Commons

Amber Rudd's record in power, set out from official sources: the seats and posts Parliament records, statements and pledges set beside the official figures, and corrections made to the official record. This page lists them; it doesn't rate them.

Official corrections

Records in which Amber Rudd corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Amber Rudd:

Career on the official record

The Rt Hon Amber Rudd is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Independent MP for Hastings and Rye, and left the Commons on 6 November 2019.

Amber Rudd held 7 government posts recorded by UK Parliament, the longest being Home Secretary (13 July 2016 to 29 April 2018).

Party affiliations on record: Conservative, Independent.

PartyIndependent
Last sat inHouse of Commons
Government posts7
Committees1

Government posts

RoleFromTo
Minister for Women and Equalities24 July 20197 September 2019
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions16 November 20187 September 2019
Minister for Women and Equalities9 January 201829 April 2018
Home Secretary13 July 201629 April 2018
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change8 May 201513 July 2016
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Energy and Climate Change)15 July 20148 May 2015
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Whips Office (Commons)
7 October 201315 July 2014

Seats held

SeatFromTo
Hastings and Rye6 May 20106 November 2019

Houses of Parliament

HouseFromTo
House of Commons6 May 20106 November 2019

Party

PartyFromTo
Independent7 September 20196 November 2019
Conservative6 May 20107 September 2019

Select and other committees

CommitteeFromTo
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee12 July 20105 November 2012

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Source: Amber Rudd: career, UK Parliament, UK Parliament Members API: biography, read 23 October 2026. Dates and titles are as UK Parliament records them.

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