Dame Chi Onwurah MP
Labour
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
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Dame Chi Onwurah is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,586
/ £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Committee chair additional salary
£5,767
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee · 115 days
£5,767
Declared outside earnings
£836
3 registered interests published in 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
£836
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£36,189
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
current
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Party history
2010-05-06 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2023-09-05 → 2024-05-30
Shadow Minister (Science, Research and Innovation)
2020-04-10 → 2021-11-29
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
2020-04-09 → 2023-09-05
Shadow Minister (Science, Research and Innovation)
2016-10-10 → 2020-04-10
Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Industrial Strategy)
2015-09-18 → 2016-10-10
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
2015-09-18 → 2016-10-09
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
2013-01-11 → 2015-09-18
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2010-10-08 → 2013-01-11
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
Committee memberships
2010-07-12 → 2010-11-02
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
2024-09-11 → present
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Chair
+£17,806/yr
2020-03-02 → 2020-05-11
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
2022-01-12 → 2022-01-18
Professional Qualifications Bill [HL]
2023-02-22 → 2023-03-01
Powers of Attorney Bill
2023-05-03 → 2023-05-23
Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill
2024-12-04 → present
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
chi.onwurah.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 7114 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 7114 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Website
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