Jeremy Wright was first elected to Parliament in 2005 as the Conservative MP for Rugby and Kenilworth, being reelected in 2019 for Kenilworth and Southam with a majority of 20,353.
The Kenilworth and Southam constituency in Warwickshire is a largely rural seat, which contains the two market towns of Kenilworth and Southam, alongside a whole host of smaller villages. This is an affluent part of the West Midlands, which is considered a safe Conservative seat. However, unlike most of the West Midlands, some 54% of the electorate here opposed Brexit in the 2016 referendum. This seat actually saw a small swing away from the Conservative in 2019. Coventry airport is found within this constituency.
Wright served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport between 2018 and 2019, and as Attorney General between 2014 and 2018. As Attorney General, he was at the heart of legal battles over Brexit in 2018.
Wright was knighted in June 2022, just a couple of days after he wrote a stingling letter calling for Boris Johnson to resign as prime minister after the ‘partygage’ affair.
Prior to becoming Attorney General, he was Under Secretary of State at the Department of Justice with responsibility for prisons between 2012 and 2014. He was a government whip between 2010 and 2012, and an Opposition Whip between 2007 and 2010.
Wright supported Britain remaining in the European Union in the 2016 EU referendum.
Sir Jeremy Wright was born in Taunton in 1972. His parents were both teachers. Wright was educated at Taunton School, Exeter University and the Inns of Court School of Law. He was called to the Bar in 1996 and specialised in Criminal Law in the West Midlands, undertaking both prosecution and defence, until his election to Parliament.
Jeremy Wright is Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Digital Regulation and Responsibility. He is Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Groups on War Crimes; and Dementia.
Sir Jeremy is married with two children.
In 2018, he spoke about his large Lego collection, stating that Lego was his way of “switching off” and that he found assembling the building bricks “therapeutic”.
In 2022, Wright was quoted in the Guardian as suggesting that Boris Johnson should face “resignation or removal from office” if he was found to have knowingly attended rule-breaking parties.
Personal Website: http://www.jeremywright.org.uk
Email: Jeremy.wright.mp@parliament.uk
