Robin Walker has been elected as the chair of the parliamentary education select committee.
The former schools minister, who resigned in July over Boris Johnson’s leadership, received 228 votes in a ballot on Wednesday.
It comes after Robert Halfon, who had served in the role since 2017, returned to the Department of Education (DfE) last month as skills minister.
Fellow former schools minister Jonathan Gullis, former committee member and ex-chair of the Local Government Association children and young people board David Simmonds and current committee member Caroline Ansell were also nominated.
Walker said he was “honoured to receive the support of some of the people I respect most in parliament from opposition and government alike”.
“Nothing can be more important than education, which unlocks opportunity. The work of the education select committee is more relevant and important than ever.
