Alex Chalk
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Alexander John Gervase Chalk is a British politician and barrister. He served as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from April 2023 to July 2024.
Official portrait, 2023
Chalk (left, in court dress) at the State Opening of Parliament, 2023
Shabana Mahmood
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Shabana Mahmood is a British politician and barrister who has been serving as Home Secretary since 2025. She previously served as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from 2024 to 2025.
Alex Chalk
…Justice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain In office 21 April 2023 – 5 July 2024 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Preceded by Dominic Raab Succeeded by Shabana Mahmood Minister of State for Defence Procurement In office 26 October 2022 – 21 April 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Preceded by Alec Shelbrooke Succeeded…
Official portrait, 2025
Mahmood's official parliamentary portrait, 2020
Mahmood (centre) at her swearing in as Lord High Chancellor, alongside Sarah Sackman as Solicitor General and Richard Hermer as Attorney General, on 15 July 2024
Mahmood at the Home Office after her appointment on 5 September 2025.