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  1. 1Gwyneth DunwoodyGwyneth DunwoodyBorn 12 Dec 1930Dunwoody chaired the Commons Transport Committee and its predecessors for most of the period from 1997 until her death in 2008, and was so independent that Labour whips tried to remove her in 2001; the Commons voted to reinstate her, a revolt that helped bring in more independent selection of…0i
  2. 2Chris Mullin (politician)Chris Mullin (politician)Born 12 Dec 1947Before chairing anything, Mullin's journalism and campaigning helped free the Birmingham Six. As chair of the Home Affairs Committee from 1997 to 1999 and again in 2001 to 2003 he led inquiries into freemasonry in the police and judiciary, leading to a register of membership for new judges, and…0i
  3. 3Edward LeighEdward LeighBorn 20 Jul 1950Leigh chaired the Public Accounts Committee from 2001 to 2010, the convention being that an opposition MP holds the post, and his committee produced hundreds of reports on value for money based on National Audit Office work. Its inquiries into the NHS IT programme, the Ministry of Defence's…0i
  4. 4Tony Wright (Cannock Chase MP)Tony Wright (Cannock Chase MP)Born 11 Mar 1948Wright chaired the Public Administration Committee for a decade and then, after the 2009 expenses scandal, the Committee on Reform of the House of Commons. Its report led to the 'Wright reforms' of 2010: select committee chairs elected by the whole House by secret ballot, members elected by their…0i
  5. 5Andrew TyrieAndrew TyrieBorn 15 Jan 1957Tyrie chaired the Treasury Committee from 2010 to 2017 and, after the LIBOR scandal, the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, a joint committee with unusual powers including the use of counsel to question witnesses. Its 2013 report led to the senior managers regime, making named bankers…0i
  6. 6Margaret HodgeMargaret HodgeBorn 8 Sept 1944Hodge made the Public Accounts Committee famous from 2010 to 2015 with hearings into the tax affairs of Google, Amazon and Starbucks, telling Google's executive that the firm was 'devious, calculating and, in my view, unethical'. Behind the soundbites, the committee's sustained work on HMRC's…0i
  7. 7John WhittingdaleJohn WhittingdaleBorn 16 Oct 1959As chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Whittingdale led the phone-hacking inquiry that questioned Rupert and James Murdoch in July 2011, the session in which a protester attacked Rupert Murdoch with a foam pie. The committee's 2012 report found News International's senior executives…0i
  8. 8Frank Field, Baron Field of BirkenheadFrank Field, Baron Field of BirkenheadBorn 16 Jul 1942Field chaired the Work and Pensions Committee from 2015 to 2019, and its joint inquiry with the business committee into the collapse of BHS produced a 2016 report calling Sir Philip Green 'the unacceptable face of capitalism'. Green later paid £363 million into the pension scheme. The committee's…0i
  9. 9Sarah WollastonSarah WollastonBorn 17 Feb 1962A former GP, Wollaston chaired the Health Committee from 2014 and then the Liaison Committee of all select committee chairs. The Health Committee's reports on social care funding, childhood obesity, the sugar tax and the effects of austerity on the NHS were notably cross-party and evidence-led, and…0i
  10. 10Yvette CooperYvette CooperBorn 20 Mar 1969Between front-bench careers, Cooper chaired the Home Affairs Committee from 2016 to 2021. Its 2018 inquiry exposed the Windrush scandal, in which long-settled Commonwealth citizens had been wrongly detained and deported, and contributed to Amber Rudd's resignation as Home Secretary over evidence on…0i