Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy[a]
In office 14 May 2010 – 15 July 2016
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Preceded by
Siôn Simon
Succeeded by
Matt Hancock
Shadow Minister for Culture, Media and Sport
In office 7 November 2006 – 6 May 2010
Leader
David Cameron
Preceded by
Malcolm Moss
Succeeded by
Gloria De Piero
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 September 2020 Life peerage
Member of Parliament for Wantage
In office 5 May 2005 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by
Robert Jackson
Succeeded by
David Johnston
Personal details
Born
(1968-06-05) 5 June 1968 (age 55) St Pancras, London, England
Political party
Conservative[b]
Spouse
Alex Holland
Children
2
Parents
John Vaizey, Baron Vaizey (father)
Marina Vaizey (mother)
Alma mater
Merton College, Oxford
Website
vaizey.com
Edward Henry Butler Vaizey, Baron Vaizey of Didcot, PC (born 5 June 1968) is a British politician, media columnist, political commentator and barrister who was Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries from 2010 to 2016. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wantage from 2005 to 2019.
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Edward Henry Butler Vaizey, Baron Vaizey of Didcot, PC (born 5 June 1968) is a British politician, media columnist, political commentator and barrister...
In 1961, she married the economist John Vaizey, Lord Vaizey, who died in 1984. One of their sons is EdVaizey, Member of UK Parliament and columnist....
Vaizey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: EdVaizey (born 1968), English politician and journalist Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (1857–1917)...
Lord Vaizey may refer to: John Vaizey, Baron Vaizey (1929–1984), British author and economist EdVaizey, Baron Vaizey of Didcot (born 1968), British politician...
from newspapers, although other politicians, including Nick Clegg and EdVaizey, expressed concern that such a ban would compromise press freedom. The...
Johnston who was first elected in the 2019 general election after former MP EdVaizey announced that he would not stand for re-election. The nearby towns of...
billionaire Leon Black's bid to take £29m Raphael from UK blocked by EdVaizey". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017...
UKIE, the trade body for the UK games industry. Former Minister and MP EdVaizey joined the association as vice chair in October 2017.[citation needed]...
were Alistair Burt, Caroline Nokes, Greg Clark, Sir Nicholas Soames, EdVaizey, Margot James, Richard Benyon, Stephen Hammond, Steve Brine and Richard...
Martin Amis, Dame Vivien Westwood, MPs Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove and EdVaizey, Nigel Farage, Justin Webb, Sir Anthony Seldon, Petroc Trelawny, Melanie...
MPs would go on to deny being the source including Boris Johnson and EdVaizey as Downing Street announced the launch of an investigation into the identity...
Council, Tomlinson previously served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to EdVaizey. He served in Prime Minister David Cameron's government as Parliamentary...
up in Didcot. EdVaizey has been Lord Vaizey of Didcot since entering the House of Lords in September 2020. From 2005 to 2019, EdVaizey was MP for Wantage...
2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014. Vaizey, Ed (20 May 2014). "EdVaizey Speech to Digital TV Group Summit 2014". EdVaizey MP announcements. Department for...
Chancellor of the Exchequer (2010–2016) and MP for Tatton (2001–2017) EdVaizey, MP for Wantage since 2005, former Minister of State for Culture, Communications...
15 July 2016 – 8 January 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May Preceded by EdVaizey Succeeded by Margot James Minister of State for Business and Enterprise...
Privy Council appointments: Arlene Foster, Ruth Davidson, David Gauke and EdVaizey, archived from the original on 14 July 2016, retrieved 16 July 2016 "David...
Higgins Trust. 3 December – Conservative MP and former Culture Minister EdVaizey joins Times Radio to present a weekly news review programme. 4 December...
became a listed building on 9 July 2013, when the Minister for Culture, EdVaizey MP accepted English Heritage's recommendation that it should be listed...
presented with an honorary OBE on 14 January 2014 by UK Culture Minister EdVaizey in recognition of his career and charity work. In 2011, he was awarded...
Livingstone was asked to act as the Skills Champion by government minister EdVaizey, tasked with producing a report reviewing the UK video games industry...