22 Facts About Edward Timpson

Edward Timpson was Minister of State for Children and Families after the 2015 general election, having been promoted from Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Education.

Edward Timpson was appointed as Solicitor General for England and Wales in the July 2022 British cabinet reshuffle resulting from mass resignations from government which themselves resulted in resignation of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister.

Edward Timpson was succeeded by Michael Tomlinson in September 2022.

Edward Timpson grew up with an elder sister and brother, two younger adopted brothers, and over 80 children fostered by his parents.

Edward Timpson then attended Durham University, where he gained a BA in Politics, and the University of Law in London, where he gained a law degree.

Edward Timpson was a pupil barrister at One Garden Court Chambers in London, and from 1999 until his first election to Parliament in 2008 practised family law in Chester.

In July 2007, Edward Timpson was selected as the Conservative candidate for the Crewe and Nantwich constituency, an area which had been represented by the Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody since 1974.

Edward Timpson made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 16 June 2008.

Edward Timpson served on the Joint Committee on Human Rights and the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee.

Edward Timpson is a Vice-President of Conservative Friends of Poland.

Edward Timpson was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families at the Department for Education in September 2012.

Edward Timpson was named "Minister of the Year" in 2014 for pushing through reforms increasing the age of leaving foster care from 18 to 21, an initiative he had originally championed as a backbench committee chair.

Edward Timpson credited his childhood experiences of living with a large family of fostered children.

Edward Timpson was re-elected in Crewe and Nantwich at the 2015 general election.

Edward Timpson voted for Remain in the 2016 EU membership referendum.

Edward Timpson lost his seat at the 2017 general election by 48 votes after three recounts.

Edward Timpson went on to write a review into education, looking at school exclusions, off-rolling and Special Educational Needs students.

In 2018, Edward Timpson was appointed as the chair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, for the term from April 2018 to April 2021, succeeding Baroness Tyler of Enfield.

Edward Timpson announced in February 2022 that he would be stepping down at the 2024 general election.

In June 2002, Edward Timpson married Julia Helen Still in south Cheshire.

Edward Timpson's recreations are listed in Who's Who as "football, cricket, marathon running, travel, playing with my children".

Edward Timpson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2018 New Year Honours for public and parliamentary service.