In a fourth successive non-lawyer appointment to the role, former House of Commons leader David Lidington has been appointed Lord Chancellor, taking up his role on 11 June.As part of a post-election reshuffle, Lidington replaces former Lord Chancellor Liz Truss who has been made chief secretary to The Treasury.
Lidington previously served as minister of state for Europe between 2010 and 2016, and before that as shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland between 2003 and 2007.
