British barrister and Conservative Party politician
For the English cricketer and clergyman, see Edward Garnier (cricketer).
The Right Honourable
The Lord Garnier
PC KC
Garnier in 2011
Solicitor General for England and Wales
In office 13 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Preceded by
Vera Baird
Succeeded by
Oliver Heald
Shadow Attorney General
In office 8 September 2009 – 11 May 2010
Leader
David Cameron
Preceded by
Dominic Grieve
Succeeded by
The Baroness Scotland of Asthal
In office 19 June 1997 – 13 September 2001
Leader
William Hague Iain Duncan Smith
Preceded by
Nicholas Lyell
Succeeded by
Bill Cash
Shadow Minister for Prisons[1]
In office 10 May 2005 – 8 September 2009
Leader
David Cameron
Preceded by
Jonathan Djanogly
Succeeded by
Alan Duncan
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 July 2018 Life Peerage
Member of Parliament for Harborough
In office 9 April 1992 – 3 May 2017
Preceded by
John Farr
Succeeded by
Neil O'Brien
Personal details
Born
(1952-10-26) 26 October 1952 (age 71) Wuppertal, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party
Conservative
Spouse
Anna Mellows
Education
Wellington College
Alma mater
Jesus College, Oxford Inns of Court School of Law
Website
Official website
Edward Henry Garnier, Baron Garnier, PC, KC (born 26 October 1952) is a British barrister and former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. A former lawyer for The Guardian newspaper, Lord Garnier is on the socially liberal wing of his party and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harborough in Leicestershire from 1992 until 2017.[2] He most recently served as Solicitor General for England and Wales[3] from the election of 2010 until the 2012 ministerial reshuffle.[4][5] He stood down from the House of Commons at the 2017 general election before entering the House of Lords in 2018.[6]
^Home Office (2005-07) then Ministry of Justice (2007-09)
^"Edward Garnier, Conservative MP Harborough". BBC News. 22 October 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
^"As it happened: Reshuffle". BBC News. 4 September 2012.
^www.bbc.co.uk
^"Cameron piles Cabinet with record 32 ministers". The Daily Telegraph. 5 September 2012.
^Martin, Dan J. (28 April 2017). "Harborough Tory MP Edward Garnier confirms he won't stand in the General Election". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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