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Advocate General for Northern Ireland
Northern Irish law officer of the Crown
Northern Irish law officer of the Crown
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | United Kingdom |
| Advocate General | |
| for Northern Ireland | |
| insignia | Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (2022, lesser arms).svg |
| insigniacaption | Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government |
| department | Attorney General's Office |
| image | Richard Hermer Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped) 1.jpg |
| incumbent | The Lord Hermer |
| incumbentsince | 5 July 2024 |
| style | The Right Honourable |
| appointer | The King |
| (on the advice of the Prime Minister) | |
| termlength | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| first | Patricia Scotland |
| formation | April 2010 |
| reports_to | The Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Justice |
| deputy | Attorney General |
| website | |
| imagecaption | Official cabinet portrait, 2024 |
Advocate General for Northern Ireland (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
The advocate general was created as a separate office by the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 upon the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly on 12 April 2010.
Unlike the advocate general for Scotland, the position is not supported by a distinct government department. Instead, that support is provided by the civil law and Northern Ireland section within the Attorney General's Office at Westminster.
The chief legal adviser to the Northern Ireland Executive is the attorney general for Northern Ireland.
The advocate general retains the power to refer the question of whether a bill passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is within the competence of the Assembly.
List of Advocates General
Colour key (for political parties):
| Advocate General | Term of office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | [[File:PatriciaScotland2a.jpg | 60px]] | Patricia Scotland | ||
| Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 12 April 2010 | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | [[File:Dominic Grieve.jpg | 60px]] | Dominic Grieve | ||
| MP for Beaconsfield | 12 May 2010 | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | [[File:Jeremy Wright MP.jpg | 60px]] | Jeremy Wright | ||
| MP for Kenilworth and Southam | 15 July 2014 | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | May | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | [[File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon Geoffrey Cox QC MP crop 2.jpg | 60px]] | Geoffrey Cox | ||
| MP for Torridge and West Devon | 9 July 2018 | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Johnson | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | [[File:Official portrait of Suella Braverman MP crop 2.jpg | 60px]] | Suella Braverman | ||
| MP for Fareham | 13 February 2020 | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Michael Ellis MP crop 2.jpg | 60px]] | Michael Ellis | ||
| MP for Northampton North (acting) | 2 March 2021 | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | [[File:Official portrait of Suella Braverman MP crop 2.jpg | 60px]] | Suella Braverman | ||
| MP for Fareham | 10 September 2021 | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Michael Ellis MP crop 2.jpg | 60px]] | Michael Ellis | ||
| MP for Northampton North | 6 September 2022 | ||||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | [[File:Official portrait of Victoria Prentis MP crop 2.jpg | 60px]] | Victoria Prentis | ||
| MP for Banbury | 25 October 2022 | ||||
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | [[File:Richard Hermer Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped) 1.jpg | 60px]] | The Lord Hermer | 5 July 2024 |
References
References
- (2024-09-10). "Law Officers called to Northern Ireland Bar". WIRED GOV LTD.
- {{Cite legislation UK. (2002)
- [http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pages/Devolution.aspx Attorney General's Office: Statement on Northern Ireland devolution, 12 April 2010] {{webarchive. link. (July 5, 2011)
- (2020-03-31). "2020-08-12T10-32-10Z-2020-03-31-organogram-senior.csv".
- (2020-03-31). "2020-08-12T10-32-10Z-2020-03-31-organogram-junior.csv".
- (2010-05-24). "First Minister Peter Robinson MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP, MLA have announced the appointment of Mr John F Larkin QC as Attorney General for Northern Ireland.".
- {{Cite legislation UK. (1998). (1998-11-19)
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