1. Edward John Comport Argar was born on 9 December 1977 and is a British politician who was Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor from July to November 2024.
20 Facts About Edward Argar
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Edward Argar subsequently stood for election in the newly formed Melton and Syston seat in which he was elected.
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Edward Argar became a Conservative member of Westminster City Council in 2006 and a cabinet member in 2008.
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Edward Argar contested the council leadership in 2012, but lost to Philippa Roe.
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Edward Argar stood in Oxford East in the 2010 general election, with his election leaflet promising a Conservative government would deliver a fairer society with improved public services and more NHS investment.
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Edward Argar subsequently attended selections in the constituencies of Newark, Tonbridge and Malling, Wealden and Mid Worcestershire, before being selected to contest the safe seat of Charnwood previously held by Stephen Dorrell; a Daily Telegraph article praising open primaries referred to him as a "serial candidate".
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Edward Argar was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum.
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Edward Argar praised the work done by the previous Labour government in formulating a dementia strategy and described a visit to a Syston community centre.
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Edward Argar paid tribute to the Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer's Research UK and Age UK for their work.
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Edward Argar hoped Leicestershire County Council, which had amongst the lowest Government funding, would get a better deal to help provide care support for rural areas.
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Edward Argar was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Secretary in the January 2019 reshuffle.
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Edward Argar was later appointed Under-Secretary of State for Justice in June 2018 replacing Philip Lee.
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Edward Argar was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on 10 September 2019.
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Edward Argar was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice between 14 June 2018 and 10 September 2019.
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In June 2020, Edward Argar was interviewed by Nick Robinson on the BBC Today programme.
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However, asked three times to name European countries with a higher infection rate, Edward Argar repeatedly described the policy leading Robinson to interrupt him saying he was either unable or unwilling to answer the question.
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On 6 July 2022, Edward Argar resigned from government in the wake of widespread criticism of Boris Johnson's handling of the Chris Pincher scandal, following a large number of other ministerial resignations.
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Edward Argar was sworn in as a member of the Privy Council on 13 September 2022 following his appointment.
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On 14 October 2022, following the dismissal of Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Edward Argar was appointed as Chief Secretary to the Treasury replacing Chris Philp.
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Edward Argar married Laetitia Glossop on 3 September 2022, at the parish church in Hindon, Wiltshire.