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Gareth Thomas MP

Labour (Co-op) Harrow West M
Gareth Thomas is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Harrow West, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

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
Harrow West current
2010-05-062024-05-30
Harrow West
1997-05-012010-05-06
Harrow West

Party history

1997-05-01present
Labour current

Government posts

2024-07-092025-09-07
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
2008-10-052009-06-05
Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Trade, Investment and Consumer Affairs) (also Department for International Development)
2008-10-052010-05-06
Minister of State (Department for International Development)
2007-07-022008-10-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary(Department for International Development) (Trade Policy) (also Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
2007-07-022008-10-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Trade and Consumer Affairs) (also Department for International Development)
2003-06-132007-06-28
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development)

Opposition posts

2020-04-102024-05-30
Shadow Minister (International Trade)
2016-10-092017-06-15
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)
2013-10-072015-03-30
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
2011-10-072013-10-07
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2010-10-082011-10-07
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
2010-05-122010-10-08
Shadow Minister (International Development)

Committee memberships

1997-11-121999-11-25
Environmental Audit Committee
2020-03-022020-06-08
International Trade Committee
2019-05-082019-11-06
International Trade Committee
2021-06-082021-06-15
Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill
2022-09-072022-10-18
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill
2022-11-232022-11-30
Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill
2024-02-072024-02-20
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
gareth.thomas.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 4243 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
gareth.thomas.mp@parliament.uk
020 8861 6300 · 132 Blenheim Road, West Harrow, HA2 7AA
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