Robert Courts | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Solicitor General for England and Wales | |
| In office 7 December 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Michael Tomlinson |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Sackman |
| Chair of the Defence Select Committee | |
| In office 25 October 2023 – 12 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tobias Ellwood |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Quin |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 8 September 2020 – 6 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Kelly Tolhurst |
| Succeeded by | Anne-Marie Trevelyan[a] |
| Member of Parliament for Witney | |
| In office 20 October 2016 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | David Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Maynard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1978[1] Stockport, Greater Manchester, England[2] |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Kathryn |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Bladon, Oxfordshire, England |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
| Website | robertcourts |
Robert Alexander Courts KC (born 21 October 1978) is a British Conservative politician and barrister who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2016 to 2024. He served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from December 2023 to 2024. He previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport in the Johnson government from 2020 to 2022 and served as Chair of the Defence Select Committee from October to December 2023.
Courts was elected for Witney at a by-election in 2016, succeeding former Prime Minister David Cameron, but was defeated in the 2024 general election.
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