Rt Hon Priti Patel MP
Conservative
Witham
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The Rt Hon Priti Patel is the Conservative MP for Witham, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,586
/ £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£95
4 registered interests published in 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
£95
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£29,681
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Witham
current
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Witham
Party history
2010-05-06 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2019-07-24 → 2022-09-06
Home Secretary
2016-07-14 → 2017-11-08
Secretary of State for International Development
2015-05-08 → 2016-07-14
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Cabinet)
2014-07-15 → 2015-05-08
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2024-11-04 → present
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Committee memberships
2011-07-18 → 2015-03-30
Members' Expenses Committee
2011-12-05 → 2014-06-23
Public Administration Committee
2013-07-10 → 2013-12-11
Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint Committee)
2018-02-20 → 2019-11-06
Foreign Affairs Committee
2018-02-27 → 2019-11-06
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2024-11-06 → 2024-11-13
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL]
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
withammp@parliament.uk
020 7219 3528 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 3528 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Website
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