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Robert Courts
KC MP
Official portrait of Robert Courts MP crop 2.jpg
Official portrait, 2019
Solicitor General for England and Wales
Assumed office
7 December 2023
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Witney

2016–present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
2020–2022
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Solicitor General for England and Wales
2023–present
Incumbent