The Rt Hon. the Baroness Ashton of Upholland LG GCMG
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Ashton of Upholland's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Ashton of Upholland LG GCMG. Her name is Catherine Margaret Ashton, 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
2023-11-10 → present
Labour
current
2008-10-14 → 2023-11-09
Non-affiliated
1999-08-02 → 2008-10-13
Labour
Government posts
2007-06-28 → 2008-10-03
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council (Privy Council Office)
2007-05-09 → 2007-06-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
2004-09-09 → 2007-05-08
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs)
2003-06-12 → 2004-09-09
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare) (also Department for Work and Pensions)
2003-06-12 → 2004-09-09
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) (Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare) (also Department for Education and Science)
2001-06-12 → 2003-06-12
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Skills) (Early Years and School Standards)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
1999-12-06 → 2001-05-11
Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee (Lords)
2007-07-03 → 2008-10-07
House Committee (Lords)
2007-07-03 → 2008-10-07
Liaison Committee (Lords)
2007-07-03 → 2008-10-07
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2007-07-03 → 2008-10-07
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2007-11-20 → 2008-11-26
Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)
2024-01-31 → present
European Affairs Committee
2025-01-30 → 2025-10-20
UK Engagement with Space Committee
Chair
+£18,305/yr
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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)
1 bills
0 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2007-12-17 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.