26 Facts About Jeremy Wright

Sir Jeremy Paul Wright was born on 24 October 1972 and is a British lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General for England and Wales from 2014 to 2018 and as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2018 to 2019.

Jeremy Wright served as Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 12 May 2010 until his appointment as Minister of State for Prisons at the Ministry of Justice on 6 September 2012.

Jeremy Wright became Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland on 15 July 2014.

Jeremy Wright was born on 24 October 1972 in Taunton, Somerset.

Jeremy Wright's parents were both teachers and he has one brother who served as a Commander in the Royal Navy.

Jeremy Wright was educated at two independent schools: Taunton School and Trinity School, New York City, before going to the University of Exeter, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Laws.

Jeremy Wright was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1996 and specialised in criminal law in the Midlands until his election to Parliament in 2005.

Jeremy Wright remains a member of No 5 Chambers in Birmingham but is officially listed as non-practising as of May 2013.

Jeremy Wright was first elected to Parliament at the 2005 general election, when he won the seat of Rugby and Kenilworth.

In July 2007, Jeremy Wright was appointed as an Opposition Whip and served as a Government Whip from 2010 until 2012, holding the office of Lord Commissioner of the Treasury.

Jeremy Wright served as a member of the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee between 2005 and 2007.

Jeremy Wright has generally supported the proposals for the HS2 London to Birmingham rail link which will run through his constituency.

Jeremy Wright has opposed some of the detailed original plans for the route, although supporting route changes made in 2010.

In September 2012 Jeremy Wright was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice.

Jeremy Wright was appointed Attorney General on 15 July 2014, replacing Dominic Grieve.

Jeremy Wright campaigned for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union before the EU membership referendum on 23 June 2016.

In November 2016, Jeremy Wright was criticised by a number of other Conservative MPs for his role in the Government's loss of a High Court case which gave MPs and peers a veto over when Brexit begins.

In July 2018, after a series of resignations in May's cabinet after her decision of a "Soft Brexit" was reached at Chequers, Jeremy Wright was appointed to Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, after Matt Hancock was moved to become Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

In late May 2022, Jeremy Wright became the 27th Conservative MP to publicly call for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign, in a 2,000 word letter on his website.

In November 2023, Jeremy Wright voted against a ceasefire in Gaza.

Jeremy Wright appealed the decision to order repayment of these expenses, claiming that he had requested permission to charge an amount for mobile phone calls as he did not have a landline installed in his London flat.

Jeremy Wright succeeded in his appeal and was not required to repay the amount claimed for mobile phone calls.

Jeremy Wright published errors on his website in 2009, placing political links on it, an activity banned if costs for the site are paid for from Parliamentary expenses, although he was not required to repay the expenses claimed in this instance.

Jeremy Wright married Yvonne Salter in 1998, with whom he has a son and a daughter.

In November 2018, Jeremy Wright said that he likes to unwind by spending time with his "very large" Lego collection.

Jeremy Wright was knighted in the 2022 Birthday Honours for political and public service.