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| term_start        = 01 January 2023
| term_start        = 01 January 2023
| term_end          =  
| term_end          =  
| predecessor        = [[August LLeyton | The Earl of Stirling]]
| predecessor        = [[August Lleyton | The Earl of Stirling]]
| successor          =  
| successor          =  
| monarch            = [[Elizabeth III]]
| monarch            = [[Elizabeth III]]
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| predecessor3        = [[Horatio Nelson | The Earl of Merioneth]]
| predecessor3        = [[Horatio Nelson | The Earl of Merioneth]]
| successor3          = [[Prince Victor, Prince of Wales | The Prince of Wales]]
| successor3          = [[Prince Victor, Prince of Wales | The Prince of Wales]]
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| office4            = [[Lord Speaker]]
| term_start4        = 17 August 2022
| term_start4        = 17 August 2022
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| predecessor6        = [[Joshua Sherwood | Sir Joshua Sherwood]]
| predecessor6        = [[Joshua Sherwood | Sir Joshua Sherwood]]
| successor6          = [[Charles Wright]]
| successor6          = [[Charles Wright]]
| office7            = [[Chairman of Ways and Means]]
| term_start7        = 24 August 2021
| term_end7          = 06 January 2022
| 1blankname7        = Speaker
| 1namedata7          = [[Xavier Sherwood | Sir Xavier Sherwood]]
| office8            =
| term_start8        = 02 July 2021
| term_end8          = 16 August 2021
| 1blankname8        = Speaker
| 1namedata8          = [[Horatio Nelson | The Earl of Merioneth]]
| office9            = [[Lord of Parliament]]
| status9            = [[Lords Temporal | Lord Temporal]]
| term_label9        = as a [[Hereditary peer | Hereditary Peer]]
| term_start9        = 07 July 2022
| term_end9          = 27 January 2023
| monarch9            = [[William V]] and [[Elizabeth III]]
| office10            = [[Member of Parliament]]
| term_start10        = 26 January 2022
| term_end10          = 22 June 2022
| constituency10      = Cities of London and Westminster
| parliamentarygroup10 = [[Socialist-Democratic and Labour Party | SDLP]], [[Commonwealth Non-Aligned Alliance | CNA]]
| office11            =
| term_start11        = 01 July 2021
| term_end11          = 06 January 2021
| constituency11      = Cities of London and Westminster
| parliamentarygroup11 = [[The Independent Group | TIG]], [[Independent | Ind]], [[Socialist-Democratic and Labour Party | SDLP]]
| office12            =
| term_start12        = 12 January 2021
| term_end12          = 02 March 2021
| parliamentarygroup12 = [[Independent | Ind]], [[Conservative Party | Con]]
| constituency12      = Cities of London and Westminster
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| office1        = Deputy Chair of the [[British Federation of Labour | British Federation of Labour]]
| status1        = Incumbent
| term_start1    = 22 January 2023
| term_end1      =
| 1blankname1    = Chair
| 1namedata1      = [[Cameron Romefeller | The Baroness Lomond]]
| 2blankname1    = Party Permanent Secretary
| 2namedata1      = [[Sirch Somerset | The Viscount Halifax]]
| office2        = Chairman of the [[Commonwealth Non-Aligned Alliance | Commonwealth Non-Aligned ALliance]]
| term_start2    = 13 June 2022
| term_end2      = 21 August 2022
| leader2        = [[Charles Wright | Charles Wright]]
| office3        = Chairman of the [[Conservative Party | Conservative Party]]
| term_start3    = 21 February 2021
| term_end3      = 02 March 2021
| leader3        = [[Harold Somerset | Harold Somerset]]
| office4        = Leader of the [[The Independent Group | Independent Group]]
| term_start4    = 07 May 2021
| term_end4      = 20 June 2021
| office5        = Deputy Leader of the [[The Independent Group | Independent Group]]
| term_start5    = 30 April 2021
| term_end5      = 07 May 2021
| leader5        = [[James Stephenson | Sir James Stephenson]]
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| office1          = [[Privy Councillor]] to Queen [[Elizabeth III]]
| term_start1      = 01 October 2022
| term_end1        = 06 October 2022
| office2          = [[Privy Councillor]] to King [[William V]]
| term_start2      = 26 January 2021
| term_end2        = 02 March 2021
| office3          =
| term_start3      = 15 February 2022
| term_end3        = 26 April 2022
| office4          = [[Lord Advocate]]
| term_start4      = 07 February 2021
| term_end4        = 01 March 2021
| monarch4        = [[William V]]
| office5          = [[Lord Chamberlain]] of the Royal Household
| term_start5      = 04 May 2022
| term_end5        = 18 January 2023
| monarch5        = [[William V]] and [[Elizabeth III]]
| office6          = [[Gentleman Usher of The Black Rod]]
| status6          = Incumbent
| term_start6      = 18 January 2023
| term_end6        =
| monarch6        = [[Elizabeth III]]
| office7          = [[Principal Private Secretary]] to King [[William V]]
| term_start7      = 14 November 2021
| term_end7        = 04 May 2022
| office8          = [[Chancellor of the Oxford University]]
| term_start8      = 05 July 2022
| term_end8        = 21 November 2022
| monarch8        = [[WIlliam V]] and [[Elizabeth III]]
| deputy8          = [[Elio Somerset | Sir Elio Somerset]]
| predecessor8    = [[Albert Wellesley]]
| successor8      = [[Elio Somerset | Sir Elio Somerset]]
| office9          = [[Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation]]
| term_start9      = 04 July 2022
| term_end9        = 21 November 2022
| monarch9        = [[William V]] and [[Elizabeth III]]
| predecessor9    = [[Charles Wright]]
| successor9      = [[Yeldon Wright]]
| office10        = [[Deputy Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation]]
| term_start10    = 24 March 2022
| term_end10      = 04 July 2022
| monarch10        = [[William V]] and [[Elizabeth III]]
| 1blankname10    = Director-General
| 1namedata10      = [[Charles Wright | Charles Wright]]
| office11        = [[Deputy Home Secretary]]
| term_start11    = 17 May 2021
| term_end11      = 28 August 2021
| monarch11        = [[William V]]
| primeminister11  = [[Angus Stewart]] and [[James Forsyte | The Duke of Warwick]]
| office12        =
| term_start12    = 06 February 2021
| term_end12      = 02 March 2021
| monarch12        = [[William V]]
| primeminister12  = [[Harold Somerset]]
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| party          = [[British Federation of Labour]]
| otherparty      = [[Democratic Unionist Party]] ''(formerly)'', [[Commonwealth Non-Aligned Alliance]] ''(formerly)'', [[Socialist-Democratic and Labour Party]] ''(formerly)'', [[Liberal Democrat Party]] ''(formerly)'', [[The Independent Group]] ''(formerly)'', [[Conservative Party]] ''(formerly)''
| spouse          = [[Aurora Beaufort]] (m. 01 July 2022, div. 09 August 2022)
| relations      = [[Charles Wright]] (brother)
| children        = [[Yeldon Wright]] and [[Martynas Smetona | Martynas Wright]]
| parents        = [[Richard Wright]] (father)
| mother          = 
| father          = 
| relatives      = [[Clan of Bruce]], [[The Noble House of Wright]]
| residence      =
| estate          = [[Harewood House]]
| education      =
| alma_mater      = [[University of Oxford]]
| occupation      = [[Secretary of State for the Foreign Office]], [[Lord of Parliament]], [[Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod]]
| profession      = Politician, Civil Servant, Journalist
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| allegiance      = [[Empire of Great Britain]]
| branch          = [[The British Army]]
| serviceyears    = 18 March 2022 - Present
| rank            = Staff Sergeant
| commands        = Captain of Buckingham
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'''Andrew Edward Wright, The Viscount Islington''' (joined 04 January 2021), also known as Andrew E. Wright or Lord Islington, is a British aristocrat, politician, civil servant and journalist, currently serving as [[Secretary of State for the Foreign Office]], [[Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod]] and Deputy Chair of the [[British Federation of Labour]].

Latest revision as of 11:13, 27 July 2023

Staff Sergeant The Right Honourable Lord
Andrew E. Wright
GCVO KCMG KBE BA BSc
Andrew E. Wright.jpg
Official portrait, 2022
Secretary of State for the Foreign Office
Assumed office
01 January 2023
MonarchElizabeth III
Prime Minister The Baroness of Lomond
Preceded by The Earl of Stirling
In office
27 April 2022 – 21 August 2022
MonarchWilliam V
Prime Minister The Viscount Halifax, The Duke of Warwick, Charles Wright
Preceded by The Duke of Warwick
Succeeded by The Earl of Stirling
In office
28 August 2021 – 09 January 2022
MonarchWilliam V
Prime Minister The Duke of Warwick, The Duchess of Manitoba
Preceded by The Earl of Merioneth
Succeeded by The Prince of Wales
Parliamentary Offices
Lord Speaker
In office
17 August 2022 – 06 October 2022
MonarchWilliam V and Elizabeth III
Deputy The Viscount Halifax
Preceded by The Prince of Wales
Succeeded by The Prince of Wales
Speaker of the House of Commons
In office
26 January 2021 – 02 March 2021
MonarchWilliam V
DeputyAngus Stewart
Preceded by The Prince Royal
Succeeded by The Duke of Warwick
In office
15 February 2022 – 23 April 2022
MonarchWilliam V
Deputy The Viscount Halifax
Preceded by Sir Joshua Sherwood
Succeeded byCharles Wright
Chairman of Ways and Means
In office
24 August 2021 – 06 January 2022
Speaker Sir Xavier Sherwood
In office
02 July 2021 – 16 August 2021
Speaker The Earl of Merioneth
Lord of Parliament
as a Hereditary Peer
07 July 2022 – 27 January 2023
MonarchWilliam V and Elizabeth III
Member of Parliament
In office
26 January 2022 – 22 June 2022
Parliamentary group SDLP, CNA
ConstituencyCities of London and Westminster
In office
01 July 2021 – 06 January 2021
Parliamentary group TIG, Ind, SDLP
ConstituencyCities of London and Westminster
In office
12 January 2021 – 02 March 2021
Parliamentary group Ind, Con
ConstituencyCities of London and Westminster
Senior Political Offices
Deputy Chair of the British Federation of Labour
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 January 2023
Chair The Baroness Lomond
Party Permanent Secretary The Viscount Halifax
Chairman of the Commonwealth Non-Aligned ALliance
In office
13 June 2022 – 21 August 2022
Leader Charles Wright
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office
21 February 2021 – 02 March 2021
Leader Harold Somerset
Leader of the Independent Group
In office
07 May 2021 – 20 June 2021
Deputy Leader of the Independent Group
In office
30 April 2021 – 07 May 2021
Leader Sir James Stephenson
Other Offices
Privy Councillor to Queen Elizabeth III
In office
01 October 2022 – 06 October 2022
Privy Councillor to King William V
In office
26 January 2021 – 02 March 2021
In office
15 February 2022 – 26 April 2022
Lord Advocate
In office
07 February 2021 – 01 March 2021
MonarchWilliam V
Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household
In office
04 May 2022 – 18 January 2023
MonarchWilliam V and Elizabeth III
Gentleman Usher of The Black Rod
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 January 2023
MonarchElizabeth III
Principal Private Secretary to King William V
In office
14 November 2021 – 04 May 2022
Chancellor of the Oxford University
In office
05 July 2022 – 21 November 2022
MonarchWIlliam V and Elizabeth III
Deputy Sir Elio Somerset
Preceded byAlbert Wellesley
Succeeded by Sir Elio Somerset
Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation
In office
04 July 2022 – 21 November 2022
MonarchWilliam V and Elizabeth III
Preceded byCharles Wright
Succeeded byYeldon Wright
Deputy Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation
In office
24 March 2022 – 04 July 2022
MonarchWilliam V and Elizabeth III
Director-General Charles Wright
Deputy Home Secretary
In office
17 May 2021 – 28 August 2021
MonarchWilliam V
Prime MinisterAngus Stewart and The Duke of Warwick
In office
06 February 2021 – 02 March 2021
MonarchWilliam V
Prime MinisterHarold Somerset
Personal details
Political partyBritish Federation of Labour
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Unionist Party (formerly), Commonwealth Non-Aligned Alliance (formerly), Socialist-Democratic and Labour Party (formerly), Liberal Democrat Party (formerly), The Independent Group (formerly), Conservative Party (formerly)
SpouseAurora Beaufort (m. 01 July 2022, div. 09 August 2022)
RelationsCharles Wright (brother)
ChildrenYeldon Wright and Martynas Wright
ParentRichard Wright (father)
RelativesClan of Bruce, The Noble House of Wright
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
OccupationSecretary of State for the Foreign Office, Lord of Parliament, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod
ProfessionPolitician, Civil Servant, Journalist
Cabinet1st J. Sherwood Cabinet, 1st K. Sherwood Cabinet, 1st S. Sherwood Cabinet, 2nd J. Somerset Cabinet, 1st C. Somerset Cabinet, 2nd C. Romefeller Cabinet
Joined04 January 2021
Military service
AllegianceEmpire of Great Britain


Andrew Edward Wright, The Viscount Islington (joined 04 January 2021), also known as Andrew E. Wright or Lord Islington, is a British aristocrat, politician, civil servant and journalist, currently serving as Secretary of State for the Foreign Office, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Deputy Chair of the British Federation of Labour.

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