Sir Brandon Lewis served as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from September 6, 2022, to October 25, 2022. Prior to that, he was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from February 13, 2020, to July 7, 2022. His earlier roles include Minister of State for Security and Deputy for EU Exit and No Deal Preparation (July 2019 – February 2020), Minister without Portfolio (January 2018 – July 2019), and Minister of State for Immigration (June 2017 – January 2018).

Between September 2012 and July 2014, he served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government, followed by a role as Minister of State for Housing and Planning from July 2014 to July 2016. Elected as the Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth in 2010, Sir Brandon Lewis was honored with a CBE for political and public service in September 2019.

Sir Brandon holds a BSc in Economics and an LLB (Hons) in Law from the University of Buckingham and an LLM in Commercial Law from King’s College London. A qualified barrister and company director, Sir Brandon was active in several all-party parliamentary groups focused on enterprise zones, local growth, and local government. He co-chaired a group on coastal erosion and continues working with MPs representing coastal towns. Before entering government, he served over 10 years on Brentwood Borough Council, including five years as leader.