Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Stephen O'Brien'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 Stephen O'Brien corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Stephen O'Brien:
- Stephen O'Brien corrected the Commons record on Copenhagen Consensus Recommendations
- Stephen O'Brien corrected the Commons record on Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Stephen O'Brien corrected the Commons record on Western Sahara: Food
Career on the official record
The Rt Hon Mr Stephen O'Brien is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Eddisbury, and left the Commons on 30 March 2015.
Mr Stephen O'Brien held 1 government post recorded by UK Parliament, the longest being Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development) (13 May 2010 to 6 September 2012).
The record also lists 6 opposition front-bench posts.
Government posts
| Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development) | 13 May 2010 | 6 September 2012 |
Opposition posts
| Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Health) | 8 December 2005 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) | 10 May 2005 | 8 December 2005 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Industry Department of Industry | 10 November 2003 | 10 May 2005 |
| Shadow Financial Secretary HM Official Opposition | 1 June 2002 | 30 June 2002 |
| Shadow Paymaster General | 1 June 2002 | 1 June 2003 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) Whips Office (Commons) | 1 June 2001 | 1 June 2002 |
Seats held
| Seat | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Eddisbury | 22 July 1999 | 30 March 2015 |
Houses of Parliament
| House | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| House of Commons | 22 July 1999 | 30 March 2015 |
Party
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 22 July 1999 | 30 March 2015 |
Select and other committees
| Committee | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 1 June 2001 | 1 June 2002 |
| Education & Employment | 29 November 1999 | 11 May 2001 |
Check the record yourself
Source: Mr Stephen O'Brien: career, UK Parliament, UK Parliament Members API: biography, read 23 October 2026. Dates and titles are as UK Parliament records them.