The Rt Hon. the Baroness Shephard of Northwold
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Baroness Shephard of Northwold's full title is The Rt Hon. the Baroness Shephard of Northwold. Her name is Gillian Patricia Shephard, 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
1987-06-11 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
1995-07-05 → 1997-05-01
Secretary of State for Education and Employment
1994-07-20 → 1995-07-05
Secretary of State for Education and Science
1993-05-27 → 1994-07-19
Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
1992-04-11 → 1993-05-26
Secretary of State for Employment
1990-11-28 → 1992-04-10
Minister of State (HM Treasury)
1989-07-25 → 1990-11-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security)
Opposition posts
1998-06-02 → 1999-06-15
Shadow Secretary of State
1997-06-11 → 1998-06-02
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Committee memberships
2001-07-16 → 2005-07-12
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
2006-11-20 → 2011-09-05
Committee of Selection (Lords)
2006-11-27 → 2010-04-08
Procedure and Privileges Committee
2011-07-06 → 2012-03-26
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee)
2012-05-29 → 2013-03-05
Public Service and Demographic Change Committee
2013-05-16 → 2014-02-25
Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee
2014-06-12 → 2015-02-11
Affordable Childcare
2015-03-23 → 2016-01-14
Leader's Group on Governance
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2022-01-19 → 2022-11-21
Adult Social Care Committee
2023-01-31 → 2023-11-27
Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee
2024-01-24 → 2025-03-28
Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee
2025-01-30 → 2025-03-06
Social Mobility Policy Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 4557 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 4557 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.