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Jeremy Wright

Jeremy Wright, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales

Born
October 24, 1972
Age in 2026
54
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1972

About Jeremy Wright

Sir Jeremy Paul Wright is a British lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General for England and Wales from 2014 to 2018 and as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2018 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kenilworth and Southam, previously Rugby and Kenilworth, since the 2005 general election and served as Shadow Attorney General from July to November 2024. Wright was first elected to Parliament at the 2005 general election, when he won the seat of Rugby and Kenilworth. At the 2010 general election, Wright was elected for the newly created seat of Kenilworth and Southam with 53.6% of the vote and a majority of 12,552. He won the seat with 41.2% of the vote and a majority of 1,556. In late May 2022, Jeremy Wright became the 27th Conservative MP to publicly call for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign, in a 2,000 word letter on his website.

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Jeremy Wright timeline

  1. Wright was first elected to Parliament at the 2005 general election, when he won the seat of Rugby and Kenilworth.
  2. At the 2010 general election, Wright was elected for the newly created seat of Kenilworth and Southam with 53.6% of the vote and a majority of 12,552.
  3. In late May 2022, Jeremy Wright became the 27th Conservative MP to publicly call for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign, in a 2,000 word letter on his website.

The world when Jeremy Wright was born

Jeremy Wright was born in 1972. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1972

  • #1 song"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack
  • Top movieThe Godfather
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookJonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMark Spitz wins 7 gold medals at Munich Olympics
  • Top headlineWatergate break-in begins Nixon's downfall
  • Technology milestoneAtari founded
  • Defining fadPong (first mainstream video game)
  • Notable inventionPong video game
  • World population3.85 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population209.9M

1972 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jeremy Wright's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19722026
Gas$0.36$3.45/gal
Average home$19,800$435,000
Average income$12,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population209.9M341 million

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