The Lord Faulks | |
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Minister of State for Civil Justice and Legal Policy | |
In office 20 January 2014 – 19 July 2016 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | The Lord McNally |
Succeeded by | No appointment |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 21 July 2010 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Peter Lawless Faulks 19 August 1950 |
Nationality | English |
Political party | Unaffiliated (formerly Conservative) |
Spouse | Catherine Frances Turner |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Sebastian Faulks (brother) Sir Neville Faulks (uncle) |
Occupation | Barrister |
Edward Peter Lawless Faulks, Baron Faulks, KC (born 19 August 1950), is an English barrister and unaffiliated peer who is the current Chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Formerly a Conservative peer, he was Minister of State for Justice between December 2013 and July 2016.