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Whips are MPs or Lords appointed by each party to help organise their party’s contribution to parliamentary business. They are responsible for making sure the maximum number of their party members vote, and vote the way their party wants.
Ministerial responsibilities will be confirmed in due course.
Advice to Lord Darren Mott OBE, former Government Whip in the House of Lords, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
Simon Hart was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) on 25 October 2022. He was previously Secretary of State for Wales between 16 December 2019 and 6 July 2022. He was elected Conservative MP for Carmarthen West &...
Stuart Anderson was appointed Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip) on 14 November 2023. He was previously Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) between 16 February 2023 and 14 November 2023 and Assistant Government Whip between 8 July...
Rebecca Harris was appointed Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) on 9 January 2018. Rebecca was an Assistant Government Whip in the House of Commons from June 2017 to January 2018. She was elected Conservative MP for Castle Point...
Joy Morrissey was appointed Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) in 14 November 2023. Joy was previously Government Whip from 8 July 2022 to 14 November 2023.
Mike Wood was appointed Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) on 14 November 2023. He was previously Assistant Government Whip between 28 October 2022 and 14 November 2023.
The Rt Hon Julian Smith was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 24 July 2019 to 13 February 2020. Julian was previously Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) from 2 November 2017 to 24 July 2019. He was...
David Evennett was Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) between 7 September 2022 and 27 October 2022. He was Assistant Government Whip between 8 July 2022 and 7 September 2022 and he was previously Government Whip from September 2012....
Ruth Edwards was previously Assistant Government Whip between 16 February 2023 and 25 April 2024. She was previously Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) between 7 February 2023 and 16 February 2023.
Lord Evans of Rainow was appointed Lord in Waiting (Lords Whip) on 1 January 2023.
The Earl of Courtown was appointed Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard) on 23 September 2022. He previously held the same role between July 2016 and July 2019. Education He was educated...
Robert Largan was appointed Assistant Government Whip on 27 October 2022.
Adam Holloway was Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) between 20 September 2022 and 27 October 2022. He was previously Assistant Government Whip between 8 July 2022 and 20 September 2022.
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