Dominic Grieve

Dominic Grieve (2017)

Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve QC (born May 24, 1956 in Lambeth , England ) is a British politician who was a member of the Conservative Party until autumn 2019 . He was from May 2010 to July 2014 Attorney General ( Attorney General ) for England and Wales , as well as General Attorney ( Advocate General ) for Northern Ireland .

He has been a member of the House of Commons since 1997 , representing the Beaconsfield constituency , which he lost to Joy Morrisson in the 2019 general election.

biography

The son of long-time House of Representatives Percy Grieve studied after attending the Westminster School Modern History at Magdalen College of Oxford University . During his studies, he was Chairman of the Conservative Association at Oxford University in 1977. After a subsequent postgraduate study of law at the Polytechnic of Central London (PLC) he received in 1980 for admission as a lawyer .

In addition to his work as a lawyer, he began his political career in local politics as a councilor in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham . Moreover, he was not only from 1992 to 1995 Chairman of the Company's research committee conservative lawyers ( Society of Conservative Lawyers ), but was also involved in the Church of England as a member of the Synod of the Diocese of London from 1994 to 2000. He also was a member of the French- British Council and Governor of the Ditchley Foundation , an organization promoting foreign relations, particularly between Great Britain and the United States .

In the 1997 elections he was elected as a candidate of the Conservative Party for the first time as a member of the House of Commons and has since represented the constituency of Beaconsfield in this . During his membership in parliament he dealt with the subjects of law and order, constitutional law, the European Union , defense, environmental and foreign policy.

In June 1999 he was named Conservative Spokesman for Scotland . From September 2001, he served as the spokesman for criminal justice and community cohesion within the domestic policy team in the shadow cabinet . Subsequently, he was Attorney General of the Shadow Cabinet from 2003 to 2009 and was also appointed Shadow Home Secretary by opposition leader David Cameron in June 2008 . He was then Minister of Justice in Cameron's shadow cabinet from January 2009 to May 2010, continuing his role within the Conservative faction in the fields of criminal justice, constitutional affairs and ethnic diversity.

Dominic Grieve speaking in parliament in 2011

Grieve was re-elected in the general election on May 6, 2010 with 61 percent of the vote. Prime Minister Cameron appointed Grieve Attorney General for England and Wales and Attorney General for Northern Ireland in the Cameron I Cabinet on May 11, 2010 . Grieve was the government's chief legal advisor. As such, Grieve attended cabinet meetings when necessary.

Grieve's appointment came as a surprise, especially since it was not he, but former Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke who became Minister of Justice and Lord Chancellor . However, Grieve was seen as a representative of the conservative traditionalists in the government, who particularly enjoyed a great reputation among lawyers.

On July 15, 2014, Grieve lost his post as attorney general as part of a cabinet reshuffle. He was succeeded by Jeremy Wright .

On September 4, 2019, the new Prime Minister Boris Johnson had Grieve and about 20 other members of the House of Commons expelled from the Conservative Party because of his parliamentary opposition to Brexit . In the run-up to the upcoming general election , the Liberal Democrats showed an interest in supporting Grieve. He decided to resign from the party after 28 years of membership in the Conservatives and to run as an independent candidate in his constituency.

European political positions

Grieve is known for his pro-Europe views. One reason for his change in the cabinet reshuffle in 2014 was the disagreement he had with Prime Minister Cameron and his Justice Minister Chris Grayling over the competences of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). In contrast to the two, Grieve had argued that the UK was legally obliged to implement the decisions of the EGFM. Before the EU exit referendum in 2016, Grieve spoke out against “Brexit”. After the referendum, he initially argued that the voters' vote had to be respected. However, he spoke out in favor of parliament having a say in the decision on the final withdrawal agreement. Later on, Grieve described the prospect of leaving the EU without an exit agreement ( “no-deal Brexit” ) as “political suicide” and, since January 2019, has called for a second referendum on the EU exit agreement. In the debates, he repeatedly reiterated his view that there is no variant of Brexit that offers such great advantages as remaining in the EU. Grieve voted against Theresa May's negotiated deal three times. He also rejected Boris Johnson's negotiation result.

There was clear resistance to these positions within his party. In his constituency of Beaconsfield he was confronted with the opposition of the local conservative party organization. An online petition initiated by a former UKIP candidate, calling not to nominate him as a constituency candidate again, garnered more than 38,000 signatures as of March 30, 2019. After a scheduled discussion, on March 30, 2019, he lost the unofficial vote of confidence by 182-131. However, this is not initially binding. Since then, Grieve has threatened to topple the Conservative government several times. He accused Boris Johnson of not being qualified for the office of prime minister.

Mr. Grieve was eventually expelled from the parliamentary group and ran as an independent in the 2019 general election, but lost by a large margin to his conservative successor.

Private

Dominic Grieve (2007)

Grieve has been married to attorney Caroline Hutton since 1990; the two have two children. He is an active member of the Anglican Church of England .

Grieve is President of the Franco-British Society . On November 21, 2016, he was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French ambassador in London, Sylvie Bermann . Grieve is fluent in French and is occasionally interviewed by French media (television, radio).

Web links

Commons : Dominic Grieve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of Dominic Grieve
• Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP on Parliament.uk
• Conservative Party homepage
• Homepage as a Member of Parliament ( They Work For You )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Beaconsfield parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 . ( bbc.com [accessed December 13, 2019]).
2. ↑ Afua Hirsch : Profile: Dominic Grieve. Attorney general is a parliamentary "star" who retains respect of lawyers despite Tory plan to repeal human rights act . In: The Guardian, May 12, 2010.
3. ↑ Dominic Grieve 'sad' to lose job as attorney general. BBC News, July 15, 2014, accessed January 30, 2019 . 
4. ↑ FAZ.net: British government throws dissenters from parliamentary group , accessed on September 4, 2019
5. ^ Tim Shipman and Caroline Wheeler | The Sunday Times: Lib Dems to save Dominic Grieve in 'remain alliance' pact . In: The Times . October 5, 2019, ISSN  0140-0460 ( thetimes.co.uk [accessed October 8, 2019]).
6. ↑ Sebastien Ash: Hour of the Rebels. Spiegel Online , December 4, 2019, accessed on the same day.
7. ↑ Dominic Grieve's Election Message to Constituents. dominicgrieve.org.uk, May 2, 2017, accessed January 30, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Heather Stewart: What does Dominic Grieve's amendment mean for Brexit? The Guardian, December 4, 2018, accessed January 30, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Dominic Grieve. BBC News, accessed January 30, 2019 . 
10. ^ Division 293, European Union (Withdrawal) Act - Hansard. Retrieved October 25, 2019 . 
11. ^ Division 354, European Union (Withdrawal) Act - Hansard. Retrieved October 25, 2019 . 
12. ^ Division 395, United Kingdom's Withdrawal from the European Union - Hansard. Retrieved October 25, 2019 . 
13. ^ Division 4, European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - Hansard. Retrieved October 25, 2019 . 
14. ↑ Deselect Dominic Grieve MP. change.org, March 30, 2019, accessed March 30, 2019 . 
15. ↑ Dominic Grieve loses no-confidence vote by local Tories. BBC News, March 30, 2019, accessed March 30, 2019 . 
16. ↑ NZZ.ch September 6, 2019: He slowed Boris Johnson: Dominic Grieve deeply distrusts the British Prime Minister
17. ↑ Beaconsfield parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 . ( bbc.com [accessed December 13, 2019]).
18. ↑ Dominic Grieve QC MP. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008 ; accessed on January 30, 2019 (English). 
19. ↑ Franco-Britis Society. Retrieved January 30, 2019 . 
20. ^ Dominic Grieve decorated for work in Franco-British relations. French Embassy in London, accessed January 30, 2019 . 
21. ↑ Attaque à Londres: "Ce n'est pas quelque chose d'inattendu", explique Dominic Grieve. RTL, March 22, 2017, accessed on January 30, 2019 (French).