Jim Shannon MP
Democratic Unionist Party
Strangford
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Jim Shannon is the Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangford, 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
Declared outside earnings
£0
1 registered interest 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
Strangford
current
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Strangford
Party history
2010-05-06 → present
Democratic Unionist Party
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2017-07-01 → 2024-05-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
2015-05-08 → 2024-05-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Health)
2015-05-08 → 2017-06-08
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Transport)
2015-05-08 → 2017-06-08
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Equality)
2012-04-03 → 2015-03-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
2010-05-12 → 2015-03-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Health)
2010-05-12 → 2015-03-30
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Transport)
Committee memberships
2015-07-06 → 2016-12-05
Defence Committee
2015-09-08 → 2016-12-05
Defence Sub-Committee
2016-02-10 → 2017-05-03
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2023-01-09 → 2024-05-30
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2017-09-11 → 2019-11-06
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2016-12-05 → 2017-05-03
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
2020-03-04 → 2024-05-30
Ecclesiastical Committee
2021-11-09 → 2021-11-17
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill
2021-11-24 → 2021-12-01
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
2021-12-08 → 2021-12-15
Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill
2021-12-15 → 2022-01-05
Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill
2022-01-26 → 2022-02-02
Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill
2024-01-24 → 2024-01-31
Pet Abduction Bill
2024-02-21 → 2024-02-28
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill
2024-04-17 → 2024-04-24
Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill)
2024-04-24 → 2024-05-01
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill
2024-05-08 → 2024-05-15
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
2024-05-15 → 2024-05-22
Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill
2025-06-18 → present
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
2025-06-26 → present
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
2025-06-26 → present
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
2025-06-30 → present
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
jim.shannon.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 7160 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 7160 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
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