Edward Vaizey
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The Right Honourable Edward Vaizey |
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| Minister of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries |
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In office 14 May 2010 – 15 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Margaret Hodge (Culture and the Digital Economy) |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Hancock (Digital and Culture) |
| Shadow Minister for Culture | |
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In office 7 November 2006 – 6 May 2010 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by |
Mark Field (Culture) Malcolm Moss (Culture, Media and Sport) |
| Succeeded by | Gloria De Piero |
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Member of Parliament for Wantage |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Robert V. Jackson |
| Majority | 13,547 (24.1%) |
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5 June 1968 Camden, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Alex née Holland |
| Relations | John, Baron Vaizey (father) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Residence | London |
| Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | www.vaizey.com |
Edward Henry Butler Vaizey (born 5 June 1968) is a British Conservative Party politician.
From 2010 to 2016 Vaizey was the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, with responsibilities in the Departments for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). He had served since 2014 as a Minister in the Department for Culture and Department for Business, responsible for digital industries. He was appointed a member of the Privy Council in July 2016.
He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Wantage at the 2005 general election, and was re-elected in the 2010 general election being again returned to the House of Commons in the 2015 election.
A former barrister, Vaizey is also a regular media columnist and political commentator.
Vaizey is the son of the late Lord Vaizey, a Labour life peer, and the art historian Marina Vaizey (The Lady Vaizey CBE). His family hails from Essex. He is of Polish Jewish descent. As the son of a peer from 1976, he could be styled "The Honourable Edward Vaizey". After he joined the Privy Council in 2016, he can be styled "The Right Honourable Edward Vaizey".
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