Mrs Sharon Hodgson MP
Labour
Washington and Gateshead South
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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
2024-07-04 → present
Washington and Gateshead South
current
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Washington and Sunderland West
2005-05-05 → 2010-05-06
Gateshead East and Washington West
Party history
2005-05-05 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2026-03-03 → present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
2009-06-10 → 2010-05-06
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2020-04-10 → 2021-05-14
Shadow Minister (Defence)
2018-01-09 → 2020-04-10
Shadow Minister (Public Health)
2016-10-09 → 2018-01-09
Shadow Minister (Public Health)
2015-05-08 → 2016-06-27
Shadow Minister (Education)
2013-10-07 → 2015-09-18
Shadow Minister (Equalities)
2010-10-08 → 2013-10-07
Shadow Minister (Education)
2010-05-10 → 2010-10-08
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2005-07-12 → 2010-05-06
Regulatory Reform
2010-10-26 → 2015-03-30
Ecclesiastical Committee
2005-07-19 → 2005-05-05
Ecclesiastical Committee
2005-12-12 → 2006-07-17
European Scrutiny Committee
2007-11-26 → 2010-05-06
Children, Schools and Families
2021-02-25 → 2021-04-14
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021)
2021-02-22 → 2021-02-22
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021)
2023-03-07 → 2024-05-30
Finance Committee (Commons)
Chair
+£16,900/yr
2023-02-28 → 2024-05-30
Finance Committee (Commons)
2023-03-07 → 2024-05-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2023-03-08 → 2024-12-04
House of Commons Commission
2023-03-08 → 2024-12-17
Public Accounts Commission
2024-09-04 → 2024-12-04
Members Estimate Committee
2023-03-08 → 2024-05-30
Members Estimate Committee
2024-07-22 → 2024-12-04
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2023-03-08 → 2024-05-30
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
2023-03-27 → 2024-12-04
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
020 7219 5160 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
sharon.hodgson.mp@parliament.uk
0191 417 2000 · Constituency office
0191 417 2000 · Constituency office
Website
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