Dame Maria Miller
Dame Maria Miller'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 Dame Maria Miller corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Dame Maria Miller:
Career on the official record
The Rt Hon Dame Maria Miller is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Basingstoke, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
Dame Maria Miller held 3 government posts recorded by UK Parliament, the longest being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) (17 May 2010 to 6 September 2012).
The record also lists 3 opposition front-bench posts.
Government posts
| Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Minister for Women and Equalities | 15 October 2012 | 9 April 2014 |
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | 6 September 2012 | 9 April 2014 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) | 17 May 2010 | 6 September 2012 |
Opposition posts
| Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Children, Young People and Families) HM Official Opposition | 3 July 2007 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) | 6 November 2006 | 3 July 2007 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) | 10 May 2005 | 6 November 2006 |
Seats held
| Seat | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Basingstoke | 5 May 2005 | 30 May 2024 |
Houses of Parliament
| House | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| House of Commons | 5 May 2005 | 30 May 2024 |
Party
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 5 May 2005 | 30 May 2024 |
Select and other committees
| Committee | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill | 28 February 2024 | 6 March 2024 |
| Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill | 8 February 2023 | 22 February 2023 |
| Speaker's Conference (2022) | 19 October 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Online Safety Bill | 18 May 2022 | 28 June 2022 |
| Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill | 2 February 2022 | 9 February 2022 |
| Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act | 10 November 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Panel of Chairs | 23 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Administration Committee | 18 March 2020 | 18 March 2020 |
| Administration Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint Committee) | 19 March 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint Committee) | 27 February 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system | 13 February 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 6 November 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Women and Equalities Committee | 12 July 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion | 15 November 2016 | 25 October 2018 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 10 September 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
| Women and Equalities Committee | 18 June 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
| Children, Schools and Families | 9 November 2007 | 17 December 2007 |
| Trade & Industry | 12 July 2005 | 23 January 2006 |
Check the record yourself
Source: Dame Maria Miller: career, UK Parliament, UK Parliament Members API: biography, read 23 October 2026. Dates and titles are as UK Parliament records them.