Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Lord Falconer of Thoroton, including posts and roles held.
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Current
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House membership
Party affiliation
Committee memberships
Previous
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Government posts
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Ministry of Justice
9 May 2007
- 28 June 2007
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Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor
Department for Constitutional Affairs
12 June 2003
- 8 May 2007
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Minister of State (Home Office) (Criminal Justice System)
Home Office
29 May 2002
- 12 June 2003
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Minister of State (Department of Transport, Local Government and Regions) (Housing & Planning)
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
8 June 2001
- 28 May 2002
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Opposition posts
Shadow Advocate-General for Scotland
Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
18 May 2021
- 29 November 2021
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Shadow Spokesperson (Scotland)
Scotland Office
18 May 2021
- 29 November 2021
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Shadow Spokesperson (Justice)
Ministry of Justice
15 April 2020
- 29 November 2021
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Shadow Attorney General
Attorney General's Office
6 April 2020
- 29 November 2021
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Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
Ministry of Justice
11 May 2015
- 26 June 2016
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Shadow Spokesperson (Constitutional and Deputy Priministerial Issues) (Justice)
Ministry of Justice
17 October 2011
- 11 May 2015
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Shadow Spokesperson (Justice)
Ministry of Justice
8 October 2010
- 6 September 2012
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Committee memberships
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
9 October 2006
- 1 June 2007
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Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
12 June 2003
- 24 May 2005
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Procedure and Privileges Committee
16 July 2003
- 8 November 2006
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Constitutional Reform Bill
22 March 2004
- 24 June 2004
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Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
20 June 2019
- 23 July 2019
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