Dominic Grieve

The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP was appointed Conservative spokesman for Scotland in June 1999 and in September 2001 he was appointed Conservative spokesman for criminal justice and community cohesion as part of the Shadow Home Affairs team. From 2003 to 2009 Dominic Grieve was Shadow Attorney General. The Leader of the Opposition appointed Dominic Grieve to Shadow Home Secretary in June 2008, and in January 2009 Dominic Grieve became the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, continuing with his front bench role in criminal justice matters, constitutional affairs and ethnic diversity. Under the coalition Government Dominic Grieve was the Attorney General for England and Wales and the Advocate General for Northern Ireland, until July 2014.