Sir Michael Ellis | |
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| Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | Suella Braverman |
| Succeeded by | Victoria Prentis |
| In office 2 March 2021 – 10 September 2021[a] | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Suella Braverman |
| Succeeded by | Suella Braverman |
| Minister for the Cabinet Office | |
| In office 8 February 2022 – 6 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Steve Barclay |
| Succeeded by | Edward Argar |
| Paymaster General | |
| In office 16 September 2021 – 6 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Penny Mordaunt |
| Succeeded by | Edward Argar |
| Solicitor General for England and Wales | |
| In office 10 September 2021 – 16 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Lucy Frazer |
| Succeeded by | Alex Chalk |
| In office 26 July 2019 – 2 March 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Lucy Frazer |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Frazer |
| Minister of State for Transport | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 24 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Jesse Norman |
| Succeeded by | Chris Heaton-Harris |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism | |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | John Glen |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Pow |
| Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 17 July 2016 – 9 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Thérèse Coffey |
| Succeeded by | Chris Heaton-Harris |
| Member of Parliament for Northampton North | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sally Keeble |
| Succeeded by | Lucy Rigby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Tyrone Ellis 13 October 1967 Northampton, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Buckingham City Law School |
| Website | Official website |
Sir Michael Tyrone Ellis KBE KC (born 13 October 1967) is a British politician and barrister who served as Attorney General for England and Wales between September and October 2022, having previously served in the position from March to September 2021 during the maternity leave of Suella Braverman. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously served as Paymaster General from 2021 to 2022 and as Minister for the Cabinet Office from February to September 2022. Ellis served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton North from 2010 to 2024.
Ellis served in the May Government as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from 2016 to 2018, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism from 2018 to 2019, and as Minister of State for Transport from May to July 2019. When Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019, he was appointed Solicitor General and, in September 2019, he was appointed to the Privy Council.[1] He also served as Acting Attorney General from March to September 2021 after Suella Braverman was designated as a Minister on Leave. On 15 September 2021, Ellis was appointed Paymaster General in Johnson's second cabinet reshuffle.[2] In February 2022, he was promoted by Johnson to Minister for the Cabinet Office, a position with the right to attend Cabinet. Ellis was appointed Attorney General by Liz Truss on 6 September 2022, but was dismissed from the position by her successor, Rishi Sunak, the following month.
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