Penny Mordaunt
Penny Mordaunt'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 Penny Mordaunt corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Penny Mordaunt:
- Penny Mordaunt corrected the Commons record on Business of the House
- Penny Mordaunt corrected a written answer on Disability Living Allowance: Children
- Penny Mordaunt corrected a written answer on Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
Career on the official record
The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Portsmouth North, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
Penny Mordaunt held 9 government posts recorded by UK Parliament, the longest being Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (6 September 2022 to 5 July 2024).
Government posts
| Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons | 6 September 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister of State (Department for International Trade) | 16 September 2021 | 6 September 2022 |
| Paymaster General | 13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 |
| Secretary of State for Defence | 1 May 2019 | 24 July 2019 |
| Minister for Women and Equalities | 30 April 2018 | 24 July 2019 |
| Secretary of State for International Development | 9 November 2017 | 1 May 2019 |
| Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | 15 July 2016 | 9 November 2017 |
| Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces) | 8 May 2015 | 15 July 2016 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) | 15 July 2014 | 8 May 2015 |
Seats held
| Seat | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth North | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 |
Houses of Parliament
| House | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| House of Commons | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 |
Party
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 |
Select and other committees
| Committee | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Restoration and Renewal Programme Board | 7 February 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Restoration and Renewal Client Board | 17 October 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Public Accounts Commission | 8 September 2022 | 17 December 2024 |
| Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | 7 September 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| House of Commons Commission | 6 September 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Members Estimate Committee | 6 September 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) | 14 July 2011 | 12 March 2012 |
| Defence Committee | 2 November 2010 | 4 November 2013 |
| European Scrutiny Committee | 26 July 2010 | 16 July 2013 |
| Committees on Arms Export Controls | 12 July 2010 | 9 September 2013 |
Check the record yourself
Source: Penny Mordaunt: career, UK Parliament, UK Parliament Members API: biography, read 23 October 2026. Dates and titles are as UK Parliament records them.