Rt Hon Edward Argar MP
Conservative
Melton and Syston
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The Rt Hon Edward Argar is the Conservative MP for Melton and Syston, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
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
Melton and Syston
current
2015-05-07 → 2024-05-30
Charnwood
Party history
2015-05-07 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2022-10-27 → 2024-07-05
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
2022-10-14 → 2022-10-27
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
2022-09-06 → 2022-10-14
Paymaster General
2022-09-06 → 2022-10-14
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Attends Cabinet)
2019-09-10 → 2022-07-06
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
2018-06-14 → 2019-09-10
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Opposition posts
2024-11-05 → 2025-07-22
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
2024-07-08 → 2024-11-04
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Committee memberships
2015-07-13 → 2016-11-21
Procedure Committee
2021-09-07 → 2021-11-02
Health and Care Bill
2022-07-20 → 2022-09-06
Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill
2023-06-14 → 2023-07-11
Victims and Prisoners Bill
2024-04-24 → 2024-05-01
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
2024-05-08 → 2024-05-15
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill
2024-05-15 → 2024-05-22
Prison Media Bill
2026-01-07 → 2026-02-10
Railways Bill
2026-02-12 → present
Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill
2026-03-18 → present
City of London (Markets) Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
edward.argar.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 8140 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8140 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA