The Rt Hon. the Baroness Harman KC
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Harman's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Harman KC. Her name is Harriet Ruth Harman, and she is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
1982-10-28 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2007-10-12 → 2010-05-06
Minister of State (Government Equalities Office)
2007-06-28 → 2010-05-06
Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal
2007-05-09 → 2007-06-28
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
2005-05-10 → 2007-05-08
Minister of State (Department of Constitutional Affairs)
2001-06-11 → 2005-05-10
Solicitor General (Law Officers)
1997-05-01 → 1998-07-27
Secretary of State for Social Security and Minister for Women
Opposition posts
2015-05-08 → 2015-09-12
Leader of HM Official Opposition
2011-10-07 → 2015-03-30
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (also Shadow Deputy Prime Minister)
2010-10-08 → 2011-10-07
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
2010-09-25 → 2015-03-30
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
2010-05-12 → 2010-09-25
Leader of HM Official Opposition
1996-07-01 → 1997-05-01
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
1995-07-01 → 1996-07-01
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
1994-07-22 → 1995-07-01
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
1992-07-20 → 1994-07-22
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
1987-06-01 → 1992-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Health)
1984-06-01 → 1987-06-01
Shadow Minister (Health)
Committee memberships
2007-06-28 → 2010-05-06
Members Estimate Committee
2023-10-18 → 2024-05-30
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2009-10-28 → 2010-05-06
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2023-06-21 → 2024-01-10
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£16,900/yr
2020-03-04 → 2022-07-21
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2020-03-02 → 2024-05-30
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2017-11-01 → 2019-11-06
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2017-10-30 → 2019-11-06
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2015-10-29 → 2017-05-03
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2015-10-28 → 2017-05-03
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2020-05-20 → 2024-05-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2017-11-06 → 2019-11-06
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2015-10-29 → 2017-05-03
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2019-02-13 → 2019-11-06
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
2022-06-29 → 2024-05-30
Committee of Privileges
Chair
+£16,422/yr
2022-06-14 → 2024-05-30
Committee of Privileges
2023-02-08 → 2023-02-22
Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill
2023-03-01 → 2023-03-08
Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill
2023-10-18 → 2024-05-30
Committee on Standards
Chair
+£16,900/yr
Contact
Parliamentary office
harmanh@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Website
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this peer. (Officer matching is by name —
if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different
form, the join may miss; check
/appgs directly.)
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Standards | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2009-06-23 | |
| Equality Act 2010 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2009-04-24 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.