David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Tredegar
David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Tredegar QC (born 19 July 1968[1]), is a British barrister and life peer. He was appointed as a minister in the Ministry of Justice on 22 December 2020.[2]
The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar | |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | |
| Assumed office 22 December 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | New appointment |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1968 Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge Inns of Court School of Law |
Early life and career
Born in Liverpool in 1968, Wolfson was educated in King David High School, Liverpool, and then spent a year at Yeshivat HaKotel in Jerusalem. He read Oriental Studies and Law at Selwyn College, Cambridge, graduating in 1991.[3]
Wolfson later attended the Inns of Court School of Law during when he awarded an Inns of Court Scholarship. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple, one of the Inns of Court that had given him a Major Scholarship, in October 1992, where he is now a Bencher.
Career outside politics
Wolfson practised in commercial law at One Essex Court in Temple, London.
Wolfson was instructed in many of the major banking and commercial disputes in recent years, and his practice extended over a broad range of commercial law, both in litigation and international arbitration. He also sat as an arbitrator in both domestic and international disputes.
Prior to joining the UK Government, Wolfson was awarded “Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year 2020” by The Legal 500, and also “Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year” in the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2020.
In Government
Wolfson was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice at the Ministry of Justice on 22 December 2020. He was later created Baron Wolfson of Tredegar, of Tredegar in the County of Gwent on 30 December 2020 and was introduced to the House of Lords on 7 January next year.[4][5]
References
- Who’s Who 2021: David Wolfson QC
- Top barrister David Wolfson made a life peer and junior minister
- "David Wolfson QC". GOV.UK.
- "No. 63227". The London Gazette. 4 January 2021. p. 106.
- "Introduction: Lord Wolfson of Tredegar". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Lords. 7 January 2021.
| Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by The Lord Etherton |
Gentlemen Baron Wolfson of Tredegar |
Followed by The Lord Hannan of Kingsclere |