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His Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales is the chief legal adviser to the sovereign and Government in affairs pertaining to England and Wales as well as the highest ranking amongst the law officers of the Crown.
Richard Simon Hermer, Baron Hermer, (born 1968) is a British barrister and life peer who has served as Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland since July 2024. Born and raised in Wales, Hermer attended Cardiff High School.
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It supports the Attorney General and their deputy, the Solicitor General (together, the Law officers of the Crown in England and Wales). It is sometimes referred to as the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers. The administration and ...
The Attorney General has public interest functions, being, for example, the trustee of default where a sole trustee has died, and can also take cases to the Supreme Court where points of general legal importance need to be settled. The Attorney General's deputy is the Solicitor General for England and Wales, held by Lucy Rigby, since 2 December ...
His Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, known informally as the Solicitor General, is one of the law officers of the Crown in the government of the United Kingdom. They are the deputy of the Attorney General , whose duty is to advise the Crown and Cabinet on the law.
Following the appointment of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister on 25 October 2022, [19] Prentis was appointed by him as Attorney General for England and Wales and was officially sworn in as such on 16 November 2022. [20] [21] [22] She was appointed to the Privy Council on 27 October 2022 and sworn of it on 14 December 2022. [23]
Pages in category "Attorneys general for England and Wales" The following 122 pages are in this category, out of 122 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
He became Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland on 15 July 2014. Wright replaced Matt Hancock as Culture Secretary on 9 July 2018, serving in the post for a year until being sacked by incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July 2019 and returning to the backbenches. [2]