Caroline Dinenage
Born
1971
Portsmouth
School
Oaklands Catholic School
State non-selective
University
Swansea University
In office
6.3 years
Longer than 72% of ministers
OfficeOther workEducation
In government
BJ
Appointed by Boris Johnson
1 post · 2020–2021
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Minister for Digital and Culture
TM
Appointed by Theresa May
3 posts · 2016–2020
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Minister for Care and Mental Health
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Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance
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Minister for Early Years
DC
Appointed by David Cameron
3 posts · 2015–2017
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Minister for Women and Equalities
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Minister for Women and Equalities
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, MoJ
Career
Before Parliament 2
After office 2
Voting record
1,841
votes since 2016
6
votes against their own party, 0.3% of 1,820 whipped votes
3
rebellions as a minister, from 947 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
- No
- No
- No
- No
- No
- Aye
- Aye
- Aye
- Aye
- Aye
- Aye
- No
Votes against their party latest 6
- NoCrime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1062025-06-17 · Security, defence & policing
- AyeCrime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12025-06-17 · Security, defence & policing
- AyeFootball Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading2025-04-28 · Economy, business & work
- AyeNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy)2019-07-09 · while a minister · Constitution & devolution
- AyeNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 72018-10-24 · while a minister · Constitution & devolution
- AyeTen Minute Rule Motion: Abortion2018-10-23 · while a minister · Social / conscience issues
Read the full voting transcript (1,841 votes)
Commons and Lords votes since 2016. Topics are assigned from division titles by keyword rules.
Bills sponsored
1
private member's bills, 1 as lead sponsor
0
of them became law
Private member's bills 1
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Went no further than first reading
Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Regulation) Bill2025 · Private member's bill (ten-minute rule)
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 earnings2
£50,000
Other work £50,000
2 entries
- Agreement starting 04 April 2023 - £50,000.002023-04-04
- Independent Non-Executive Director — Independent Non-Executive Director2022-03-21
Gifts & hospitality7
£9,970
- BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited£4,912
- Warner Bros. Discovery£1,600
- MPA Group Companies£1,314
- Society of London Theatre£660
- Jockey Club Racecourses Ltd£560
7 entries
- Warner Bros. Discovery - £1,600.002026-07-21
- Jockey Club Racecourses Ltd - £560.002026-07-07
- MPA Group Companies - £1,314.002026-07-07
- Society of London Theatre - £660.002026-04-27
- BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited - £4,911.502026-03-19
- Victorious Festival 2025 - £500.002025-10-12
- Rugby World Cup (England 2025) - £424.602025-09-26
Current Register of Members' Financial Interests only.