Eleanor Laing
Dame Eleanor Fulton Laing, DBE (née Pritchard; born 1 February 1958) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Epping Forest constituency since 1997. A member of the Conservative Party, Laing has served in the shadow cabinets of Michael Howard and David Cameron. Since 2013, Laing has served as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons; and since 2020, as Chairman of Ways and Means, making her the senior Deputy Speaker, and the first woman to hold this post.
The Right Honourable Dame Eleanor Laing DBE MP | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Chairman of Ways and Means | |
| Assumed office 8 January 2020 | |
| Speaker | Lindsay Hoyle |
| Preceded by | Lindsay Hoyle |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means | |
| In office 16 October 2013 – 19 December 2019 | |
| Speaker | John Bercow Lindsay Hoyle |
| Preceded by | Nigel Evans |
| Succeeded by | Rosie Winterton |
| Shadow Minister for Justice | |
| In office 2 July 2007 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Henry Bellingham |
| Succeeded by | Maria Eagle |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 19 May 2005 – 7 December 2005 | |
| Leader | Michael Howard |
| Preceded by | James Gray |
| Succeeded by | David Mundell |
| Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities | |
| In office 15 March 2004 – 2 July 2007 | |
| Leader | Michael Howard David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Caroline Spelman |
| Succeeded by | Theresa May |
| Member of Parliament for Epping Forest | |
| Assumed office 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Steven Norris |
| Majority | 22,173 (44.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eleanor Fulton Pritchard 1 February 1958 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Alan Laing (div. 2002) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
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