Dominic Grieve
Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve (born 24 May 1956) is a British Conservative politician, barrister, Queen's Counsel and a Member of the Privy Council. He has been the Member of Parliament for Beaconsfield since 1997. Grieve served as Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland from May 2010 to July 2014.
Political Career
Before becoming involved in politics, Grieve worked as a lawyer specialized in occupational safety and health law.
In 1997, Grieve was elected as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament to the constituency of Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. In 1999, he was promoted to frontbench and became a spokesman on Scottish Affairs. In 2001, he was appointed Shadow Attorney General by the new leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron. In the last Conservative Shadow Cabinet reshuffle before the General Election of 2010, carried out on 19 January 2009, Grieve was moved to become Shadow Justice Secretary, opposite Jack Straw. According to the BBC, Grieve was said to be "very happy with the move" which would suit his talents better.
On 28 May 2010 he was appointed to the Privy Council as part of the 2010 Dissolusion of Parliament Honours List. From May 2010 to July 2014, Grieve served as Attorney General for England and Wales as well as Advocate General for Northern Ireland.
Education
Grieve was educated at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle on Cromwell Road in South Kensington, Colet Court preparatory school in Barnes, Westminster School, and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern History in 1978. He was the President of the Oxford University Conservative Association in 1977.
External Links
Official Website of UK MP Dominc Grieve http://www.dominicgrieve.org.uk/
