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Ministerial role

Solicitor General

Organisations: Attorney General's Office
Current role holder: Andy Slaughter MP

Responsibilities

The Solicitor General supports the Attorney across a range of responsibilities. This includes:

  • Responsibility for matters delegated by the Attorney General, including deputising for the Attorney at the Parliamentary Business and Legislation Cabinet Committee
  • Providing support to the Attorney General in their superintendence of the Government Legal Department, the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and the Serious Fraud Office
  • Supporting the Attorney General in their public interest functions
  • Promoting the rule of law at home and internationally

Current role holder

Andy Slaughter MP

Andy Slaughter was appointed Solicitor General on 21 July 2026. He was elected as the MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick in May 2005.

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Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Ellie Reeves KC MP

    2025 to 2026

  2. The Rt Hon Lucy Rigby KC MP

    2024 to 2025

  3. Sarah Sackman KC MP

    2024 to 2024

  4. Robert Courts KC

    2023 to 2024

  5. The Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson KC

    2022 to 2023

  6. Edward Timpson CBE KC

    2022 to 2022

  7. The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC

    2021 to 2022

  8. The Rt Hon Michael Ellis KC

    2021 to 2021

  9. The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC

    2021 to 2021

  10. The Rt Hon Michael Ellis KC

    2019 to 2021

  11. The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC

    2019 to 2019

  12. The Rt Hon Robert Buckland KC

    2014 to 2019

  13. The Rt Hon Sir Oliver Heald KC

    2012 to 2014

  14. Sir Edward Garnier KC

    2010 to 2012