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{{Short description|British lawyer and former judge}}
{{Short description|British barrister and judge (born 1946)}}
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| honorific-prefix = [[The Right Honourable]]
| honorific-prefix = [[The Right Honourable]]
| name = The Lord Bellamy
| name = The Lord Bellamy
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| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KC}}
| image = Lord Bellamy QC 2022 (cropped).jpg
| image = Lord Bellamy QC 2022 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Bellamy in 2022
| office = [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice]]
| office = [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice]]
| term_start = 7 June 2022
| term_start = 7 June 2022
| primeminister = [[Boris Johnson]]
| term_end = 5 July 2024
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| predecessor = [[The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar]]
| primeminister = [[Boris Johnson]]<br>[[Liz Truss]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments: September 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-september-2022 |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref><br>[[Rishi Sunak]]
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| predecessor = [[The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar]]
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| term_start1 = 14 June 2022<br>[[Life peer|Life peerage]]
| successor = [[Frederick Ponsonby, 4th Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede|The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede]]
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'''Christopher William Bellamy, Baron Bellamy''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|QC}} (born 25 April 1946) is a British barrister and former judge.
'''Christopher William Bellamy, Baron Bellamy''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KC}} (born 25 April 1946), is a British barrister and former judge.


== Early and personal life ==
== Early and personal life ==
Born on 25 April 1946, Bellamy's father was a [[physician]]. Bellamy attended the independent [[Tonbridge School]] and then [[Brasenose College, Oxford]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-7162 "Bellamy, Sir Christopher (William)"], ''[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who]]'' (online ed., [[Oxford University Press]], December 2020). Retrieved 25 January 2021.</ref>
Born on 25 April 1946, Bellamy's father was a [[physician]]. Bellamy attended the independent [[Tonbridge School]] and then [[Brasenose College, Oxford]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-7162 "Bellamy, Sir Christopher (William)"], ''[[Who's Who (UK)|Who's Who]]'' (online ed., [[Oxford University Press]], December 2020). Retrieved 25 January 2021.</ref>


He is a member of the [[Athenaeum Club, London|Athenaeum]] and [[Garrick Club|Garrick]] clubs.<ref name="Henry Dyer">{{cite tweet |last1=Dyer |first1=Henry |user=Direthoughts |title=Fresh blood to reinvigorate Johnson's premiership, with former judge and Athenaeum/Garrick man Sir Christopher Bellamy QC made a life peer and a junior justice minister. Believe with his 25 April 1946 birthdate he is now the oldest minister in the government by about 3.5 years. |number=1534108293706272768 |access-date=7 June 2022 |date=7 June 2022}}</ref>
He is a member of the [[Athenaeum Club, London|Athenaeum]] and [[Garrick Club|Garrick]] clubs.<ref>{{Who's Who | year = 2023 | title = Bellamy, Baron, (Christopher William Bellamy) | id = U7162 }}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Bellamy was [[Call to the bar|called to the bar]] at the [[Middle Temple]] in 1968. He spent a year teaching before starting to practise as a [[barrister]] in 1970,<ref name=":0" /> when he joined [[Monckton Chambers]]. He developed specialisms in European, competition and regulatory law, and in 1986 was appointed Queen's Counsel.<ref name=":1">[https://www.monckton.com/barrister/sir-christopher-bellamy/ "Sir Christopher Bellamy QC"], ''[[Monckton Chambers]]''. Retrieved 25 January 2021.</ref>
Bellamy was [[Call to the bar|called to the bar]] at the [[Middle Temple]] in 1968. He spent a year teaching before starting to practise as a [[barrister]] in 1970,<ref name=":0" /> when he joined [[Monckton Chambers]]. He developed specialisms in European, competition and regulatory law, and in 1986 was appointed [[Queen's Counsel]].<ref name=":1">[https://www.monckton.com/barrister/sir-christopher-bellamy/ "Sir Christopher Bellamy QC"], Monckton Chambers. Retrieved 25 January 2021.</ref>


Between 1992 and 1999, Bellamy was a judge of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities.<ref name=":1" /> He then served as a judge on the Employment Appeal Tribunal between 2000 and 2007,<ref name=":0" /> and as president of the United Kingdom's Competition Appeal Tribunals for the Competition Commission (between 1999 and 2003) and then of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (from 2003 to 2007).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Between 1992 and 1999, Bellamy was a judge of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities.<ref name=":1" /> He then served as a judge on the Employment Appeal Tribunal between 2000 and 2007,<ref name=":0" /> and as president of the United Kingdom's Competition Appeal Tribunals for the Competition Commission (between 1999 and 2003) and then of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (from 2003 to 2007).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
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After leaving the judiciary in 2007, Bellamy became a senior [[consultant]] at [[Linklaters]], where he was appointed chairman of its Global Competition Practice in 2011.<ref>[https://www.legal500.com/firms/2086-linklaters-llp/329-london-england/lawyers/621251-christopher-bellamy-qc-qc/ "Sir Christopher Bellamy QC"], ''[[The Legal 500]]''. Retrieved 25 January 2021.</ref> He left Linklaters in 2020 and resumed practising as a barrister at Monckton Chambers.<ref name=":1" />
After leaving the judiciary in 2007, Bellamy became a senior [[consultant]] at [[Linklaters]], where he was appointed chairman of its Global Competition Practice in 2011.<ref>[https://www.legal500.com/firms/2086-linklaters-llp/329-london-england/lawyers/621251-christopher-bellamy-qc-qc/ "Sir Christopher Bellamy QC"], ''[[The Legal 500]]''. Retrieved 25 January 2021.</ref> He left Linklaters in 2020 and resumed practising as a barrister at Monckton Chambers.<ref name=":1" />


On 7 June 2022, Bellamy was appointed [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice]] in the [[Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Justice]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/christopher-bellamy |title=Sir Christopher Bellamy QC |work=GOV.UK |access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> Aged 76, he became the oldest minister in the [[Government of the United Kingdom|Government]].<ref name="Henry Dyer"/>
Bellamy was elevated to the peerage as '''Baron Bellamy''' in the [[2022 Special Honours]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4941/career|title=Lord Bellamy |access-date=21 April 2023}}</ref>

On 7 June 2022, Bellamy was appointed [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice]] in the [[Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Justice]], replacing [[David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Tredegar|David Wolfson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/christopher-bellamy |title=Sir Christopher Bellamy QC |work=GOV.UK |access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> Aged 76, he became the oldest minister in the [[Government of the United Kingdom|Government]]. He was reappointed by [[Liz Truss]] and by [[Rishi Sunak]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-appointments-25-october-2022 |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>


== Honours ==
== Honours ==
Bellamy was a [[bencher]] of the Middle Temple in 1994.<ref name=":0" /> He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[2000 New Year Honours]].<ref>''[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/55710/supplement/2 Supplement to the London Gazette]'', 31 December 1999 (issue no. 55710), p. 2.</ref> On 14 June 2022, to facilitate his ministerial role, he was created Baron Bellamy, of Waddesdon in the County of Buckinghamshire, for life, and was introduced to the House of Lords the same day, supported by [[Baroness Scott of Bybrook]] and [[Lord Anderson of Ipswich]].
Bellamy was a [[bencher]] of the Middle Temple in 1994.<ref name=":0" /> He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[2000 New Year Honours]].<ref>''[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/55710/supplement/2 Supplement to the London Gazette]'', 31 December 1999 (issue no. 55710), p. 2.</ref> On [[2022 Special Honours|14 June 2022]], to facilitate his ministerial role, he was created Baron Bellamy, of Waddesdon in the County of Buckinghamshire, for life, and was introduced to the House of Lords the same day, supported by [[Baroness Scott of Bybrook]] and [[Lord Anderson of Ipswich]].{{cn|date=December 2022}}


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 15:33, 8 November 2024

The Right Honourable
The Lord Bellamy
KC
Bellamy in 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
In office
7 June 2022 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss[1]
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byThe Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
Succeeded byThe Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 June 2022
Life peerage
Personal details
Born (1946-04-25) 25 April 1946 (age 78)
Political partyConservative
EducationTonbridge School
Alma materBrasenose College, Oxford

Christopher William Bellamy, Baron Bellamy, KC (born 25 April 1946), is a British barrister and former judge.

Early and personal life

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Born on 25 April 1946, Bellamy's father was a physician. Bellamy attended the independent Tonbridge School and then Brasenose College, Oxford.[2]

He is a member of the Athenaeum and Garrick clubs.[3]

Career

[edit]

Bellamy was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1968. He spent a year teaching before starting to practise as a barrister in 1970,[2] when he joined Monckton Chambers. He developed specialisms in European, competition and regulatory law, and in 1986 was appointed Queen's Counsel.[4]

Between 1992 and 1999, Bellamy was a judge of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities.[4] He then served as a judge on the Employment Appeal Tribunal between 2000 and 2007,[2] and as president of the United Kingdom's Competition Appeal Tribunals for the Competition Commission (between 1999 and 2003) and then of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (from 2003 to 2007).[2][4]

After leaving the judiciary in 2007, Bellamy became a senior consultant at Linklaters, where he was appointed chairman of its Global Competition Practice in 2011.[5] He left Linklaters in 2020 and resumed practising as a barrister at Monckton Chambers.[4]

Bellamy was elevated to the peerage as Baron Bellamy in the 2022 Special Honours.[6]

On 7 June 2022, Bellamy was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice in the Ministry of Justice, replacing David Wolfson.[7] Aged 76, he became the oldest minister in the Government. He was reappointed by Liz Truss and by Rishi Sunak.[8]

Honours

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Bellamy was a bencher of the Middle Temple in 1994.[2] He was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours.[9] On 14 June 2022, to facilitate his ministerial role, he was created Baron Bellamy, of Waddesdon in the County of Buckinghamshire, for life, and was introduced to the House of Lords the same day, supported by Baroness Scott of Bybrook and Lord Anderson of Ipswich.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: September 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bellamy, Sir Christopher (William)", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2020). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Bellamy, Baron, (Christopher William Bellamy)". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ a b c d "Sir Christopher Bellamy QC", Monckton Chambers. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Sir Christopher Bellamy QC", The Legal 500. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Lord Bellamy". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Sir Christopher Bellamy QC". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  9. ^ Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 December 1999 (issue no. 55710), p. 2.
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