Christopher Bellamy, Baron Bellamy

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

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.

He is a member of the Athenaeum and Garrick clubs.

Career 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,

Between 1992 and 1999, Bellamy was a judge of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities. He left Linklaters in 2020 and resumed practising as a barrister at Monckton Chambers.

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

Honours Bellamy was a bencher of the Middle Temple in 1994. 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.