James Cartlidge MP
Conservative
South Suffolk
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James Cartlidge is the Conservative MP for South Suffolk, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Defence.
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
South Suffolk
current
2015-05-07 → 2024-05-30
South Suffolk
Party history
2015-05-07 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2023-04-21 → 2024-07-05
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
2022-10-28 → 2023-04-21
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
2021-09-19 → 2022-07-07
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (and Assistant Government Whip)
2021-09-19 → 2022-07-07
Assistant Whip
Opposition posts
2024-07-08 → present
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
Committee memberships
2015-11-04 → 2017-05-03
Public Accounts Commission
2016-10-31 → 2017-05-03
Work and Pensions Committee
2021-10-27 → 2021-11-23
Judicial Review and Courts Bill
2022-10-12 → 2022-10-20
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
2022-11-15 → 2023-06-06
Public Accounts Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
james.cartlidge.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 4875 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 4875 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Website
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