VALE of York MP Anne McIntosh has taken on a new job on Tory Leader David Cameron's opposition benches.
Mr Cameron, last week elected leader of the Conservatives, has offered the MP the post of shadow pensions minister - which she has accepted.
Miss McIntosh said she would have particular responsibility for women's pensions in her new job.
"I am greatly honoured to have been asked by David Cameron to take on this exciting and topical portfolio, which he has rightly identified as being one of the most controversial and challenging of all current issues," she said.
"I shall be working closely with the new shadow secretary of state for work and pensions, Phillip Hammond, and we shall be holding Labour to account for its failings in this area and coming forward with modern and practical solutions to problems with pensions."
The MP, who lives near Thirsk, has held other senior positions since being elected Vale of York MP in 1997 - the year New Labour came to power.
In 2001 she was appointed shadow minister for culture, media and sport. Since then she has also served as shadow minister for transport, environment and transport, and foreign affairs.
Updated: 09:34 Tuesday, December 13, 2005
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