Rt Hon Mr Jack Straw

Contact details

Parliamentary

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5070
Fax: 020 7219 2310
strawj@parliament.uk

Constituency

Richmond Chambers, Richmond Terrace, Blackburn, BB1 7AS
Tel: 01254 52317
Fax: 01254 682213
jack.straw@blackburnlabour.org

Biography

Electoral history

Post	Date
Member for Blackburn	1979-
Contested Tonbridge & Malling General Election	1974

Parliamentary career

Post	Date
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	2010-10
Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice	2010-10
Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor	2007-10
Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal	2006-07
Foreign Secretary	2001-06
Home Secretary	1997-01
Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office)	1994-97
Shadow Secretary of State (Environment)	1992-94
Shadow Secretary of State for Education	1987-92
Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)	1983-87
Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)	1980-83

Other posts

Post	Date
Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee	1994-95

Select committees

Post	House	Date
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission	Commons	2007-10
Modernisation of the House of Commons (Chair)	Commons	2006-07
Modernisation of the House of Commons	Commons	2006-07
Members Estimate	Commons	2004-07