Geoffrey Cox (British politician)

The Right Honourable Sir Geoffrey Cox KC MP
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland
In office 9 July 2018 – 13 February 2020
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Jeremy Wright
Succeeded by	Suella Braverman
Member of Parliament for Torridge and Tavistock Torridge and West Devon (2005–2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2005
Preceded by	John Burnett
Majority	3,950 (7.8%)
Personal details
Born	Charles Geoffrey Cox (1960-04-30) 30 April 1960 (age 64) Wroughton, Wiltshire, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Jeanie MacDonald ​ (m. 1985)​
Children	3
Residence(s)	West Devon, England London, England
Alma mater	Downing College, Cambridge
Website	www.geoffreycox.co.uk

Sir Charles Geoffrey Cox KC^[1] (born 30 April 1960) is a British Conservative Party politician and barrister who has been the member of parliament (MP) for Torridge and Tavistock, previously Torridge and West Devon, since 2005. Cox worked as a barrister from 1982 onwards and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2003, two years before his election to Parliament. He served as Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland under Theresa May and Boris Johnson from 2018 to 2020.

In January 2023 it was reported that Cox had, since the 2019 general election, earnt more than £2 million in addition to his salary as an MP – the second-highest amount of any MP, with only former prime minister Theresa May having earnt more.