Edward Garnier, Esq, QC, MP

Career: called to the Bar Middle Temple 1976 (bencher 2001), called to the NI Bar 2010; recorder of the Crown Court 2000- (asst recorder 1998-2000); vice-pres Hemsworth Cons Assoc; contested: Wandsworth BC by-election 1984, Tooting ILEA election 1986; Parly candidate (Cons) Hemsworth W Yorks 1987, MP (Cons) Harborough 1992-; PPS to mins of state for Foreign and Cwlth Affrs: Rt Hon Alastair Goodlad 1994-95, David Davis 1994-95; PPS to Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Lyell as Attorney Gen and to Sir Derek Spencer as Slr Gen 1995-97, PPS to Rt Hon Roger Freeman as chcllr Duchy of Lancaster 1996-97, oppn front bench spokesman Lord Chancellor's Dept 1997-99, shadow Attorney General 1999-2001, memb Exec Ctee to the 1922 Ctee 2001-2005, shadow Home Office min 2005-07, shadow min for justice 2007-09, shadow attorney gen 2009-10, HM slr gen 2010; memb Home Affrs Select Ctee 1992-95, sec Cons Backbench Foreign Affrs Ctee 1992-94, jt chm All-Pty Parly Knitwear and Textile Industry Gp 1992-94, treas All-Pty Br-Netherlands Parly Gp 2001-, jt chm All-Pty Br-Italian Parly Gp 2004-06, chm All-Pty Br-Liechtenstein Parly Gp 2004-10; UK election observer: Kenya 1992, Bosnia 1996; Parly fell St Antony's Coll Oxford 1996-97

Books and Publications: Halsbury's Laws of England (contrib, 4 edn), Bearing the Standard (jtly, 1991), Facing the Future (jtly, 1993)