Richard Burgon MP
Labour
Leeds East
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Richard Burgon is the Labour MP for Leeds East, 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
Leeds East
current
2015-05-07 → 2024-05-30
Leeds East
Party history
2025-02-05 → present
Labour
current
2024-07-23 → 2025-02-05
Independent
2015-05-07 → 2024-07-23
Labour
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2016-06-27 → 2020-04-06
Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
2015-09-18 → 2016-06-27
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
Committee memberships
2020-05-11 → 2021-02-22
Justice Committee
2015-07-06 → 2015-10-26
Justice Committee
2020-07-06 → 2024-05-30
Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
richard@richardburgon.com
020 7219 5980 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 5980 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
0113 232 3266
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Leeds East
Website
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