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Conservative, formerly House of Commons
Grant Shapps'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 Grant Shapps corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Grant Shapps:
Career on the official record
The Rt Hon Grant Shapps is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
Grant Shapps held 9 government posts recorded by UK Parliament, the longest being Secretary of State for Transport (24 July 2019 to 6 September 2022).
The record also lists 1 opposition front-bench post.
Party Conservative
Last sat in House of Commons
Government posts 9
Committees 3
Government posts Role From To Secretary of State for Defence 31 August 2023 5 July 2024 Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero 7 February 2023 31 August 2023 Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 25 October 2022 7 February 2023 Home Secretary 19 October 2022 25 October 2022 Secretary of State for Transport 24 July 2019 6 September 2022 Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) 15 July 2015 26 October 2015 Minister of State (Department for International Development) 8 May 2015 28 November 2015 Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) 6 September 2012 8 May 2015 Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Housing) 13 May 2010 6 September 2012
Opposition posts Role From To Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning) 20 December 2007 6 May 2010
Seats held Seat From To Welwyn Hatfield 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 Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill 26 October 2022 1 November 2022 Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 11 October 2010 6 September 2012 Public Administration Committee 12 July 2005 26 February 2007
Other posts Role From To Co-Chair, Conservative Party 1 July 2005 6 May 2010
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Source: Grant Shapps: 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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