Geoffrey Cox (British politician)

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The Right Honourable Sir Geoffrey Cox KC
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland
In office 9 July 2018 – 13 February 2020
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Jeremy Wright
Succeeded by	Suella Braverman
Member of Parliament for Torridge and West Devon
In office 5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	John Burnett
Majority	24,992 (41.8%)
Personal details
Born	Charles Geoffrey Cox (1960-04-30) 30 April 1960 (age 64) Wroughton, Wiltshire, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Jeanie MacDonald ​ (m. 1985)​
Children	3
Alma mater	Downing College, Cambridge
Website	www.geoffreycox.co.uk

Sir Charles Geoffrey Cox KC^[1] (born 30 April 1960) is a British Conservative Party politician and barrister who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Torridge and West Devon from 2005 to 2024. Cox worked as a barrister from 1982 onwards and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2003, two years before his election to Parliament. He served as Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland under Theresa May and Boris Johnson from 2018 to 2020.

In January 2023 it was reported that Cox had, since the 2019 general election, earnt more than £2 million in addition to his salary as an MP – the second-highest amount of any MP, with only former Prime Minister Theresa May having earnt more.