Geoffrey Robinson · GovernedBy UK

Born

1938

Sheffield

School

Emanuel School

Independent

University

Clare College

Oxford or Cambridge

In office

1.6 years

Longer than 18% of ministers

OfficeOther workEducation

In government

TB

Appointed by Tony Blair

1 post · 1997–1998

Paymaster General

Minister of State 1997/05 – 1998/12

Career

Before Parliament 7

1970–

Staff executive, facilities planning; later Financial Controller

British Leyland

Company management / entrepreneur

1972–

Chairman

Innocenti

Company management / entrepreneur

1973–1975

Chairman

Jaguar Cars

Company management / entrepreneur

1973–

Executive director

Meriden Triumph workers' co-operative

Company management / entrepreneur

Undated

Researcher

Labour Party

Political staff / party / think tank / SpAd

Undated

Role not stated

Industrial Reorganisation Corporation

Civil service & diplomacy

Undated

Board member

Midland Community Radio (Mercia Sound)

Journalism, media & PRunverified

Alongside Parliament 3

1986–

Founder

TransTec

Company management / entrepreneur

1996–2008

Owner

New Statesman

Journalism, media & PR

Undated

Non-executive role

Triumph Motorcycles (Meriden) Ltd

Company management / entrepreneurunverified

Voting record

401

votes since 2016

2

votes against their own party, 0.5% of 388 whipped votes

0

rebellions as a minister, from 0 votes

13

free votes, with no party line

Share of whipped votes cast against their own party

Geoffrey Robinson0.5%

Typical Labour0.1%

Typical Conservative0.3%

Whipped votes by year

With their partyAgainst

Votes by topic

With their partyAgainst

Free votes their own view

No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
2019-09-04
Aye
Motion under section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019
2019-04-09
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee NC4 - Cash
2019-04-03
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main
2019-04-03
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22
2019-04-03
Aye
Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
2019-03-27
No
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements)
2019-03-27
No
Mr Baron's motion B (No deal)
2019-03-27
Aye
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion
2019-03-14
No
Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act main motion
2019-03-12
No
European Union (Withdrawal) Act main Motion (Prime Minister)
2019-01-15
No
Restoration and Renewal (No. 1) (as amended)
2018-01-31

Votes against their party latest 2

No
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal)
2019-03-27 · Brexit & EU
No
HS2: report stage: Third Reading
2016-03-23 · Energy & transport

Read the full voting transcript (401 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

1

of them became law

Private member's bills 1

Became law
Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019
2017 · Private member's bill (ballot)

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.