Ed Vaizey

The Right Honourable The Lord Vaizey of Didcot PC
Official portrait, 2020
Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy[a]
In office 14 May 2010 – 15 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Siôn Simon
Succeeded by	Matt Hancock
Shadow Minister for Culture, Media and Sport
In office 7 November 2006 – 6 May 2010
Leader	David Cameron
Preceded by	Malcolm Moss
Succeeded by	Gloria De Piero
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 September 2020 Life peerage
Member of Parliament for Wantage
In office 5 May 2005 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	Robert Jackson
Succeeded by	David Johnston
Personal details
Born	(1968-06-05) 5 June 1968 (age 56) St Pancras, London, England
Political party	Conservative[b]
Spouse	Alex Holland
Children	2
Parents	John Vaizey, Baron Vaizey (father) Marina Vaizey (mother)
Alma mater	Merton College, Oxford
Website	vaizey.com

Edward Henry Butler Vaizey, Baron Vaizey of Didcot, PC (born 5 June 1968) is a British politician, media columnist, political commentator and barrister who was Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries from 2010 to 2016. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wantage from 2005 to 2019.
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