David Johnston
David Johnston'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 David Johnston corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to David Johnston:
Career on the official record
David Johnston is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Wantage, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
David Johnston held 1 government post recorded by UK Parliament, the longest being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) (31 August 2023 to 5 July 2024).
Government posts
| Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | 31 August 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
Seats held
| Seat | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Wantage | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 |
Houses of Parliament
| House | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| House of Commons | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 |
Party
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 |
Select and other committees
| Committee | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill | 19 July 2023 | 4 September 2023 |
| Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] | 23 November 2022 | 27 November 2022 |
| Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill | 16 November 2022 | 23 November 2022 |
| Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill | 19 October 2022 | 26 October 2022 |
| Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill | 24 November 2021 | 7 December 2021 |
| Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill | 21 October 2021 | 27 October 2021 |
| Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill | 21 July 2021 | 6 September 2021 |
| Backbench Business Committee | 1 March 2021 | 15 March 2022 |
| Education Committee | 2 March 2020 | 19 October 2021 |
Check the record yourself
Source: David Johnston: career, UK Parliament, UK Parliament Members API: biography, read 23 October 2026. Dates and titles are as UK Parliament records them.