Dominic Grieve
British barrister and politician (born 1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve KC PC (born 24 May 1956)[1] is a British barrister and former politician who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2008 to 2009 and Attorney General for England and Wales from 2010 to 2014. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaconsfield from 1997 to 2019 and was the Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee from 2015 to 2019.
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 Official portrait, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 15 September 2015 – 6 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir Malcolm Rifkind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Julian Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attorney General for England and Wales
Advocate General for Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 12 May 2010 – 15 July 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | David Cameron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | The Baroness Scotland of Asthal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Beaconsfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 May 1997 – 6 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tim Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Joy Morrissey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1956-05-24) 24 May 1956 (age 67) Lambeth, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Independent (2019–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (until 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caroline Hutton (m. 1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Westminster School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford, University of Westminster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | tgchambers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grieve attended the Cabinet as Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland from May 2010 to July 2014.[2] He was dismissed as Attorney General by Prime Minister David Cameron as part of the 2014 Cabinet reshuffle, and was replaced by Jeremy Wright. Elected as a Conservative, Grieve had the Conservative whip removed in the September 2019 suspension of rebel Conservative MPs. He unsuccessfully stood as an independent candidate in Beaconsfield at the 2019 general election.
A liberal conservative,[3] Grieve was a central figure on Brexit and frequently used his experience as a lawyer to propose amendments on the issue, with his interventions often being at odds with government policy. A prominent Remain supporter on Brexit, Grieve called for a second referendum on EU membership, and before being expelled had said that he and other Conservative rebels would support a vote of no confidence to bring down a Conservative government, if that were the only way to block the "catastrophic" damage from a bad Brexit.[4][5][6][7] In spring 2019, Grieve was threatened with deselection by his local party after losing a confidence vote by members.[8] In October 2019, following removal of the whip, Grieve announced that he would stand as an independent candidate in his constituency's seat at the next general election. It was announced that the Liberal Democrats would stand aside to help him,[9] but to no avail, as he lost his seat.
Grieve is the president of the Franco-British Society.[10] He was awarded the Legion of Honour in 2016,[10] and broadcasts in French on French radio and television.[11] He is a practising Anglican and was a member of the London diocesan synod of the Church of England.[12]