Rt Hon Richard Holden MP
Conservative
Basildon and Billericay
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The Rt Hon Mr Richard Holden is the Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.
He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Transport.
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
Basildon and Billericay
current
2019-12-12 → 2024-05-30
North West Durham
Party history
2019-12-12 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2023-11-13 → 2024-07-05
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
2022-10-28 → 2023-11-13
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Opposition posts
2025-07-22 → present
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
2024-11-08 → 2025-07-22
Opposition Whip (Commons)
2024-11-08 → 2025-07-22
Shadow Paymaster General
Committee memberships
2020-03-02 → 2022-03-15
Public Accounts Committee
2020-03-02 → 2024-05-30
European Statutory Instruments Committee
2021-02-25 → 2021-04-14
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021)
2021-02-22 → 2021-02-22
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021)
2021-09-07 → 2021-09-22
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
2021-12-08 → 2021-12-15
Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill
2021-12-08 → 2022-01-11
Finance (No.2) Bill
2022-01-05 → 2022-01-12
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill
2022-05-18 → 2022-06-28
Online Safety Bill
2022-10-04 → 2022-10-18
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill
2023-01-11 → 2023-01-17
Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL]
2024-10-28 → 2025-06-30
Procedure Committee
2025-05-13 → 2025-05-15
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
richard.holden.mp@parliament.uk
0207 219 3059 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
0207 219 3059 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Website
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