Dame Angela Watkinson DBE

Biography

Dame Angela Watkinson DBE was appointed as a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life on 30 November 2012. She was reappointed in November 2015.

She has been the MP for Upminster since 2001 and is a member of the Work and Pensions Committee.

Her previous roles include:

  • Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
  • Opposition Whip (Commons)
  • Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)
  • Shadow Minister (Education)
  • Opposition Whip (Commons)
  • Member of the House of Commons Selection Committee
  • Member of the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee
  • Member of the Home Affairs Committee

Previous roles in government

  • Member, Committee on Standards in Public Life