Lord Falconer of Thoroton

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British politician barrister human life peer member of the House of Lords

Lord Falconer of Thoroton is a British Labour politician and barrister who served as Lord Chancellor and played a key role in constitutional and legal reforms in the United Kingdom.

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Lord Falconer of Thoroton canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician ⓘ
barrister ⓘ
human ⓘ
life peer ⓘ
member of the House of Lords ⓘ
appointedBy Tony Blair ⓘ
areaOfInfluence United Kingdom constitutional policy ⓘ
United Kingdom legal policy ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom
educatedAt Glenalmond College ⓘ
Queen’s College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ
familyName Falconer ⓘ
fieldOfWork constitutional law ⓘ
human rights law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
hasTitle KC ⓘ
PC ⓘ
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
legalProfession Queen’s Counsel ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
memberOf Privy Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council
memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Falconer of Thoroton ⓘ
notableFor role in modernising the UK constitution ⓘ
senior ministerial roles in the Blair government ⓘ
notableWork United Kingdom constitutional reform ⓘ
linked to: House of Lords Reform

establishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ
reform of the House of Lords ⓘ
reform of the office of Lord Chancellor ⓘ
occupation barrister ⓘ
judge ⓘ
politician ⓘ
parliamentaryHouse House of Lords ⓘ
participatedIn reform of the UK constitution ⓘ
reform of the UK judiciary ⓘ
reform of the UK legal system ⓘ
positionHeld Lord Chancellor ⓘ
linked to: Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom

Lord in Waiting ⓘ
Minister of State for the Cabinet Office ⓘ
Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs ⓘ
linked to: Secretary of State for Justice

Solicitor General for England and Wales ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

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Lord Irvine of Lairg → successor → Lord Falconer of Thoroton ⓘ
Constitutional Reform Act 2005 → introducedBy → Lord Falconer of Thoroton ⓘ
subject linked to: An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to make provision for and in connection with a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the transfer to that Court of the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords and the devolution jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; to make provision about the selection of judges, their terms of office and discipline; and for connected purposes.