Jeremy Wright, QC, MP

Attorney General

Jeremy Wright is the chief legal adviser to the government and the Crown as attorney general for England and Wales and advocate general for Northern Ireland, appointed by David Cameron in 2014. His most high profile role in recent months has been advising the prime minister on the legality of airstrikes in Syria, and he has also introduced a new scheme allowing senior barristers to challenge unduly lenient sentences by judges. Wright studied Law at Exeter and specialised in criminal law upon qualifying as a barrister. He has been an MP since 2005 and was formerly minister for prisons and rehabilitation. 

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