Ministerial role

Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Organisations: HM Treasury

Responsibilities

Whips are MPs or Lords appointed by each party to help organise their party’s contribution to parliamentary business. They are responsible for making sure the maximum number of their party members vote, and vote the way their party wants.

Previous holders of this role

  1. Rebecca Harris MP

    2018 to 2022

  2. Heather Wheeler

    2017 to 2018

  3. Guy Opperman

    2016 to 2017

  4. John Penrose

    2014 to 2016

  5. The Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP

    2013 to 2014

  6. Robert Goodwill

    2012 to 2013