The Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons | |
| In office 28 June 2017 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Speaker | John Bercow Sir Lindsay Hoyle |
| First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means | |
| In office 8 January 2020 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Speaker | Sir Lindsay Hoyle |
| Preceded by | Dame Eleanor Laing |
| Succeeded by | Judith Cummins |
| Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means | |
| In office 28 June 2017 – 6 November 2019 | |
| Speaker | John Bercow Sir Lindsay Hoyle |
| Preceded by | Natascha Engel |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Evans |
| Minister of State for Local Government Minister of State for Regional Economic Development and Coordination | |
| In office 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | John Healey |
| Succeeded by | Grant Shapps |
| Minister of State for Pensions | |
| In office 24 January 2008 – 5 June 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Mike O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Angela Eagle |
| Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| In office 24 January 2008 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Caroline Flint |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of State for Transport | |
| In office 28 June 2007 – 3 October 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Stephen Ladyman |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Adonis |
| Minister of State for Health Services | |
| In office 13 June 2003 – 28 June 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Jacqui Smith |
| Succeeded by | Ben Bradshaw |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Lord Chancellor's Department | |
| In office 11 June 2001 – 13 June 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | David Lock |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 13 August 2024 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament forDoncaster Central | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Walker |
| Succeeded by | Sally Jameson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rosalie Winterton (1958-08-10)10 August 1958 (age 66) Leicester, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Hull (BA) |
Rosalie Winterton, Baroness Winterton of Doncaster,DBE, PC (born 10 August 1958), is a BritishLabour Party politician who served asMember of Parliament (MP) forDoncaster Central from 1997 to 2024. She served as aDeputy Speaker in theHouse of Commons from 2017 to 2024. She became a member of theHouse of Lords in 2024.
Winterton served under Prime MinisterTony Blair as a minister in theDepartment for Health, then underGordon Brown asMinister of State for Transport from 2007 to 2008,Minister for Work and Pensions from 2008 to 2009, andMinister for Local Government from 2009 to 2010. She later entered theShadow Cabinet in May 2010 as theShadow Leader of the House of Commons.
In September 2010, Winterton was nominated and elected unopposed asLabour Chief Whip and served in the post until October 2016. She was elected as one of three deputy speakers of the House of Commons on 28 June 2017 and re-elected unopposed on 7 January 2020,[1][2] Winterton stood down at the2024 general election and was elevated to theHouse of Lords later that year.
Rosalie Winterton was born on 10 August 1958 to Gordon and Valerie Winterton.[3] She was educated at St Mary's (nowHill House School, Doncaster),Ackworth School (an independent school), and Doncaster Grammar School on Thorne Road[4] (nowHall Cross Academy). She then gained aBachelor of Arts (BA) degree in history at theUniversity of Hull,[3][5] graduating in 1979. Winterton worked asJohn Prescott's constituency personal assistant from 1980 to 1986,[5] and then as a parliamentary officer forSouthwark Council for two years to 1988 and subsequently for theRoyal College of Nursing for another two years to 1990.[5]
After working for four years in the private sector, as managing director of Connect Public Affairs, she returned to politics to assist John Prescott in 1994; Prescott had been elected as theDeputy Leader of the Labour Party, and Winterton worked as Head of Office for the Deputy Party Leader until 1997.[5]
Winterton became anMP in the1997 election, serving the safeLabour seat ofDoncaster Central constituency with a vote share exceeding 50% in each general election until 2010, where her vote share fell to 39.7%.
She entered government in 2001, serving as aParliamentary Under-Secretary of State in theLord Chancellor's Department, and became aMinister of State at theDepartment for Health in June 2003; in January 2006 her responsibilities were changed to Health Services,[6] including responsibility forNHS dentistry. She presided over the introduction of the new NHS dental contract of April 2006.
In June 2007, she was appointed Minister of State at theDepartment for Transport by the new Prime Minister,Gordon Brown.[7] Winterton was subsequently appointed Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber in addition to her DfT responsibilities on 24 January 2008. She was promoted toMinister of State for Pensions at theDepartment for Work and Pensions in the October 2008 reshuffle, retaining her Ministerial brief for Yorkshire and the Humber.
In the June 2009 reshuffle, Winterton was moved toMinister of State for Regional Economic Development and Co-ordination at theDepartment for Business, Innovation and Skills and theDepartment for Communities and Local Government and, in that role, was invited to attend cabinet when her responsibility was on the agenda.
In September 2010, she was nominated and elected unopposed asLabour Chief Whip and served until October 2016, when she was replaced byNick Brown.[8]
In June 2017, Winterton was elected to serve asSecond Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.[9] From 2017 to 2024, she was the only one of the Speaker team to have previously served as a government minister.
On 27 February 2022, Winterton announced her intention to stand down at the2024 general election.[10]
Winterton was one of a number of Government Ministers who secretly repaid back some of expenses money which they had wrongly claimed. In the row over MPs' expenses, it was claimed she used taxpayers' cash to soundproof the bedroom of her south London flat.[11] According toThe Daily Telegraph, the minister claimed a total of £86,277 over four years in additional costs allowance – close to the total allowed under Parliament's green book.
In June 2006, she was appointed a member of thePrivy Council,[12] and she was sworn in on 19 July 2006.
She was appointedDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the2016 New Year Honours.[13]
After standing down as an MP, Winterton was nominated for alife peerage in the2024 Dissolution Honours.[14][15][16] She was createdBaroness Winterton of Doncaster, of Doncaster in the County of South Yorkshire, on 13 August 2024.[17]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forDoncaster Central 1997–2024 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Minister of State for Transport 2007–2008 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of State for Work and Pensions 2008–2009 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber 2008–2010 | Position abolished |
| Preceded by | Minister of State for Local Government 2009–2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Shadow Leader of the House of Commons 2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Shadow Chief Whip of theHouse of Commons 2010–2016 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Labour Chief Whip of theHouse of Commons 2010–2016 | Succeeded by |
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