Michelle Donelan
Michelle Donelan'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 Michelle Donelan corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Michelle Donelan:
Career on the official record
The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Chippenham, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
Michelle Donelan held 10 government posts recorded by UK Parliament, the longest being Minister of State (Education) (13 February 2020 to 15 September 2021).
Government posts
| Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | 20 July 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister on Leave (Secretary of State) | 28 April 2023 | 20 July 2023 |
| Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | 7 February 2023 | 28 April 2023 |
| Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | 6 September 2022 | 7 February 2023 |
| Secretary of State for Education | 5 July 2022 | 7 July 2022 |
| Minister of State (Department for Education) (Higher and Further Education) | 15 September 2021 | 5 July 2022 |
| Minister of State (Education) | 13 February 2020 | 15 September 2021 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | 4 September 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) Whips Office (Commons) | 29 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Assistant Whip Whips Office (Commons) | 26 July 2018 | 29 July 2019 |
Seats held
| Seat | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Chippenham | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Houses of Parliament
| House | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| House of Commons | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Party
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 |
Select and other committees
| Committee | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill | 7 September 2021 | 22 September 2021 |
| Education Committee | 11 September 2017 | 22 October 2018 |
| Petitions Committee | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee | 25 November 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
| Education Committee | 6 July 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
Check the record yourself
Source: Michelle Donelan: career, UK Parliament, UK Parliament Members API: biography, read 23 October 2026. Dates and titles are as UK Parliament records them.