Alex Chalk

Alex is currently serving as Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice and is the former HM Solicitor General for England & Wales. He was formerly Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice.

Prior to his election as the Member of Parliament for Cheltenham, Alex prosecuted and defended in the most serious cases, including terrorist bomb plots, international fraud, multi-handed rape cases and murder. Instructing solicitors have included the Serious Fraud Office and Financial Conduct Authority, and Alex has provided pro bono advice – including to Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prisoner of conscience held captive in Iran. Alex is not accepting any work while in office as the Solicitor General.

Magdalen College, Oxford, BA (Hons) Modern History, 2:1; City University, London (CPE/Diploma in Law) Distinction; Inns of Court School of Law (BVC) very competent.