Yvette Cooper
Born
1969
Inverness
School
Eggar's School
State non-selective
University
Balliol College
Oxford or Cambridge
In office
12.8 years
Longer than 96% of ministers
OfficeOther workEducation
In government
AB
Appointed by Andy Burnham
1 post · 2026–now
KS
Appointed by Keir Starmer
2 posts · 2024–2026
GB
Appointed by Gordon Brown
2 posts · 2008–2010
TB
Appointed by Tony Blair
5 posts · 1999–2008
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Minister for Housing and Planning
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Minister for Housing and Planning
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Minister for Regeneration and Regional Development
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, LCD
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Minister for Public Health
Career
Before Parliament 5
Voting record
1,493
votes since 2016
0
votes against their own party, 0.0% of 1,472 whipped votes
0
rebellions as a minister, from 179 votes
21
free votes, with no party line
Share of whipped votes cast against their own party
Whipped votes by year
With their partyAgainst
Votes by topic
With their partyAgainst
Free votes their own view
- Aye
- Aye
- Aye
- AyeTobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading2024-04-16
- No
- Aye
- Aye
- Aye
- Aye
- No
- Aye
- No
Read the full voting transcript (1,493 votes)
Commons and Lords votes since 2016. Topics are assigned from division titles by keyword rules.
Bills sponsored
3
private member's bills, 3 as lead sponsor
1
of them became law
5
government bills put forward as a minister
5
of them became law
Government bills 5
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Became law
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 20262025 · Government bill · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Became law
Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Act 20252025 · Government bill · Home Office
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Became law
Crime and Policing Act 20262025 · Government bill · Home Office
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Became law
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 20252025 · Government bill · Home Office
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Became law
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act2024 · Government bill · Home Office
Private member's bills 3
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Became law
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 20192019 · Private member's bill (presentation)
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Went no further than first reading
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 4) Bill2019 · Private member's bill (presentation)
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Went no further than first reading
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 3) Bill2019 · Private member's bill (presentation)
Taken from Parliament's own records of bills. A government bill carries the name of the minister who introduces it, so it says which brief they held, not that they wrote it. Private member's bills are the ones MPs and peers bring forward themselves, and very few become law.
Interests and jobs after office
Outside earnings3
£1,401
Other work £1,401
3 entries
- Payment received on 28 April 2026 - £758.062026-05-14
- Payment received on 28 October 2025 - £643.012025-11-05
- Writing a book - Conville and Walsh — Writing a bookNone
Gifts & hospitality1
£2,350
- Barbara Follett£2,350
1 entry
- Barbara Follett - £2,350.002025-10-21
Current Register of Members' Financial Interests only.