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James Purnell

James Purnell

James Purnell

Labour

MP for Stalybridge and Hyde

Parliamentary Career

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Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillCommons Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Autism Act 2009 CommitteeLords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Commons Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]: Programming sub-committeeCommons Business and Trade CommitteeCommons Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons City of London (Markets) BillCommons Committee of PrivilegesCommons Committee of SelectionCommons Committee of Selection (Lords)Lords Committee on StandardsCommons Committees on Arms Export ControlsCommons Commons Reference Group on Representation and InclusionCommons Communications and Digital CommitteeLords Conduct CommitteeLords Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)Joint Constitution CommitteeLords Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) BillCommons Court of RefereesCommons Courts (Remote Hearings) BillCommons Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons

No registered interests found.

Positions Held

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions

Jan 2008 - Jun 2009

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Jun 2007 - Jan 2008

Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Pensions Reform)

Department for Work and Pensions

May 2006 - Jun 2007

Minister (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Media and Tourism)

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

May 2005 - May 2006

Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

HM Treasury

Dec 2004 - May 2005

Constituencies

Stalybridge and Hyde

Elected 2 times

Jun 2001 - May 2010