Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper is the Labour MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, and has been an MP continuously since 1 May 1997. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department.
Government Positions Held
| Date | Post |
|---|---|
| 06/06/2009 - 06/05/2010 | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
| 24/01/2008 - 05/06/2009 | Chief Secretary to the Treasury |
| 28/06/2007 - 24/01/2008 | Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing) |
| 05/05/2006 - 28/06/2007 | Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning) |
| 10/05/2005 - 05/05/2006 | Minister of State (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (Housing and Planning) |
| 13/06/2003 - 10/05/2005 | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (Regeneration and Regional Developement) |
| 29/05/2002 - 13/06/2003 | Parliamentary Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department) |
| 11/10/1999 - 28/05/2002 | Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) |
Opposition Posts Held
| Date | Post |
|---|---|
| 29/11/2021 - Present | Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department |
| 20/01/2011 - 14/09/2015 | Shadow Home Secretary |
| 20/01/2011 - 07/10/2013 | Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities) |
| 08/10/2010 - 20/01/2011 | Shadow Foreign Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities |
| 12/05/2010 - 08/10/2010 | Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
