Geoffrey Cox (British politician)

Sir Charles Geoffrey Cox KC MP (born 30 April 1960) is a British Conservative Party politician and barrister serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Torridge and West Devon since the 2005 general election. Cox worked as a barrister from 1982 onwards and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2003, two years before his election to Parliament. He served as Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland under Theresa May and Boris Johnson from 2018 to 2020.

The Right Honourable Sir
Geoffrey Cox
KC MP
Attorney General for England and Wales
Advocate General for Northern Ireland
In office
9 July 2018  13 February 2020
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byJeremy Wright
Succeeded bySuella Braverman
Member of Parliament
for Torridge and West Devon
Assumed office
5 May 2005
Preceded byJohn Burnett
Majority24,992 (41.8%)
Personal details
Born
Charles Geoffrey Cox

(1960-04-30) 30 April 1960
Wroughton, Wiltshire, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Jeanie MacDonald
(m. 1985)
Children3
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge
Websitewww.geoffreycox.co.uk
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