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Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP

Labour Washington and Gateshead South F
Mrs Sharon Hodgson is the Labour MP for Washington and Gateshead South, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care).

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £29,586 / £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings £0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared) £29,586
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Constituencies represented

2024-07-04present
Washington and Gateshead South current
2010-05-062024-05-30
Washington and Sunderland West
2005-05-052010-05-06
Gateshead East and Washington West

Party history

2005-05-05present
Labour current

Government posts

2026-03-03present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
2009-06-102010-05-06
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)

Opposition posts

2020-04-102021-05-14
Shadow Minister (Defence)
2018-01-092020-04-10
Shadow Minister (Public Health)
2016-10-092018-01-09
Shadow Minister (Public Health)
2015-05-082016-06-27
Shadow Minister (Education)
2013-10-072015-09-18
Shadow Minister (Equalities)
2010-10-082013-10-07
Shadow Minister (Education)
2010-05-102010-10-08
Opposition Whip (Commons)

Committee memberships

2005-07-122010-05-06
Regulatory Reform
2010-10-262015-03-30
Ecclesiastical Committee
2005-07-192005-05-05
Ecclesiastical Committee
2005-12-122006-07-17
European Scrutiny Committee
2007-11-262010-05-06
Children, Schools and Families
2021-02-252021-04-14
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021)
2021-02-222021-02-22
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021)
2023-03-072024-05-30
Finance Committee (Commons) Chair +£16,900/yr
2023-02-282024-05-30
Finance Committee (Commons)
2023-03-072024-05-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2023-03-082024-12-04
House of Commons Commission
2023-03-082024-12-17
Public Accounts Commission
2024-09-042024-12-04
Members Estimate Committee
2023-03-082024-05-30
Members Estimate Committee
2024-07-222024-12-04
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2023-03-082024-05-30
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2023-03-272024-12-04
Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
sharon.hodgson.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 5160 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
sharon.hodgson.mp@parliament.uk
0191 417 2000 · Constituency office
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