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[[Jeremy Wright]] has been the [[Conservative Party]] MP for Kenilworth and Southam since 2010. Between 2005 and 2010, he was MP for Rugby and Kenilworth.  
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[[Jeremy Wright]] has been the [[Conservative Party]] MP for Kenilworth and Southam since 2010, retaining his seat with a majority of 21,002 in 2015. <ref> [http://www.express.co.uk/politics/politicians/conservative/jeremy-wright/608 Jeremy Wright] ''Express'', accessed 19 May 2015 </ref> Between 2005 and 2010, he was MP for Rugby and Kenilworth.  
  
 
In 2012, he became a parliamentary under-secretary at the UK [[Ministry of Justice]].<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jeremy-wright/1560 Jeremy Wright], www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.</ref>  
 
In 2012, he became a parliamentary under-secretary at the UK [[Ministry of Justice]].<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jeremy-wright/1560 Jeremy Wright], www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.</ref>  
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==Attorney general appointment==
 
==Attorney general appointment==

Revision as of 13:53, 19 May 2015

Jeremy Wright MP, Attorney General for England and Wales

Jeremy Wright has been the Conservative Party MP for Kenilworth and Southam since 2010, retaining his seat with a majority of 21,002 in 2015. [1] Between 2005 and 2010, he was MP for Rugby and Kenilworth.

In 2012, he became a parliamentary under-secretary at the UK Ministry of Justice.[2]


Attorney general appointment

In July 2014, Wright was appointed as the government's attorney-general. This role acts as chief legal adviser to the Crown and has a number of independent public interest functions, as well as overseeing the Law Officers’ departments. These are:

His other responsibilities include:

  • acting as principal legal adviser on questions of EU and international law, human rights and devolution issues
  • referring unduly lenient sentences to the Court of Appeal
  • bringing proceedings for contempt of court
  • intervening in certain proceedings to protect charities
  • dealing with questions of law arising on government Bills
  • legal aspects of all major international and domestic litigation involving the government

He also holds the separate office of Advocate General for Northern Ireland. [3]


Notes

  1. Jeremy Wright Express, accessed 19 May 2015
  2. Jeremy Wright, www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.
  3. Ministerial appointments: July 2014, Prime Minister's Office, 15 July 2014.