From Richmond (Yorks) to Richmond and Northallerton
First elected in 2015, Sunak retained the constituency under its new name and boundaries at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 12,185.
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Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak represents the Conservative in the House of Commons for Richmond and Northallerton. This profile brings together parliamentary service details, election information and links to official records.
PartyConservative
ConstituencyRichmond and Northallerton
Current membership from7 May 2015
Parliament member ID4483
Constituency: Richmond and Northallerton
Explore the constituency's recent election results, previous results and local electoral history on UKDecides.
Latest general election result
Election date4 July 2024
Majority12,185
Constituency turnout65.7%
Electorate73,886
For previous general elections and the full constituency record, see Richmond and Northallerton election history.
Parliamentary career
The current House of Commons membership recorded by Parliament began on 7 May 2015.
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Government, opposition and committee roles
Previous appointments
Leader of HM Official OppositionJul 2024 – Nov 2024
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the UnionOct 2022 – Jul 2024
Leader of the Conservative PartyOct 2022 – Nov 2024
Chancellor of the ExchequerFeb 2020 – Jul 2022
Chief Secretary to the TreasuryJul 2019 – Feb 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)Jan 2018 – Jul 2019
Previous committee memberships
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionFeb 2018 – Nov 2019
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs CommitteeJul 2015 – May 2017
Appointments and committee dates are supplied by UK Parliament. Records may not include every informal or parliamentary private secretary role. See the official career record →
Parliamentary activity and voting
Official parliamentary records provide details of speeches, questions, committee work and divisions. These records describe parliamentary activity; they should not be used on their own to judge an MP's effectiveness.
MP IN FOCUS · EDITORIAL PILOT
Rishi Sunak: latest news and background
Before becoming Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak held three ministerial positions, including Chancellor of the Exchequer. He remains the Conservative MP for Richmond and Northallerton. These selected details are drawn from official records and attributed reporting, rather than an assessment of his performance.
Political background
From the Treasury to Downing Street
He held the post of Chief Secretary to the Treasury, became Chancellor in February 2020 and was Prime Minister from October 2022 until July 2024.
Government career record →Technology advisory appointments
Sunak has taken advisory positions with Microsoft and Anthropic since leaving Downing Street. His outside interests and relevant remuneration are subject to parliamentary disclosure, while the government has published advice on post-ministerial appointments.
Register of Members' Financial Interests →Latest news
Sunak meets Narendra Modi in New Delhi
Sunak met Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi. He highlighted growing cooperation between the two countries on trade, technology and artificial intelligence, and congratulated Modi on 25 years in public service.
Read the official account →Sunak makes the case for reviving the Rwanda asylum policy
In a newspaper column, Sunak argued that the previous Conservative government's Rwanda policy offered the most credible long-term deterrent to small-boat crossings. He also criticised legal barriers arising from the European Convention on Human Rights. These were his arguments, not independently established conclusions about the policy's effectiveness.
Read Sunak's column in The Times →Residents meet Sunak at Redmire coffee morning
More than 40 residents attended a community coffee morning at Redmire Village Hall in Wensleydale, where Sunak heard concerns from local people. The event was also covered by the independent local publication Richmondshire Today.
Read Richmondshire Today →Sunak writes about keeping control of artificial intelligence
In a published column for his local constituency audience, Sunak discussed the opportunities created by artificial intelligence and the importance of ensuring people retain control over its development. This is the MP's own commentary, not independent news reporting.
Read his published columns →Northallerton station parking pressures raised with transport bodies
Sunak brought together TransPennine Express, the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority and North Yorkshire Council to discuss parking shortages at Northallerton railway station, including the impact of losing spaces at the nearby Arla car park.
Read the constituency update →Five selected recent items, newest first · Sources reviewed 15 October 2026. Independent reporting, opinion and information published by the MP are labelled separately. Manually curated; not a live feed.
Contact and official sources
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