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02 March 2021
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Attorney General & Solicitor General appointments announced

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Michael Ellis QC has been appointed as Attorney General, with Lucy Frazer QC stepping into his role as Solicitor General

Solicitor General since July 2019, Michael Ellis takes on his new position while former Attorney General Suella Braverman QC takes maternity leave for the next six months. Lucy Frazer, who previously acted as Solicitor General in 2019, has now resumed the position after serving as a minister of state at the Ministry of Justice since July 2019.

Michael Ellis said: ‘I am honoured to be appointed as Attorney General for England and Wales while Suella Braverman is on maternity leave. I look forward to working with the many excellent lawyers and officials to play my part in making law and politics work together at the heart of the UK constitution. I wish Suella well on her maternity leave.’

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