The Rt Hon. the Lord Keen of Elie KC
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Keen of Elie's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Keen of Elie KC. His name is Richard Sanderson Keen, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
2015-06-08 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2016-07-18 → 2020-09-16
Lords Spokesperson (Ministry of Justice)
2016-04-01 → 2016-07-18
Lords Spokesperson (Home Office)
2015-06-11 → 2020-09-16
Advocate General for Scotland
Opposition posts
2024-11-11 → present
Shadow Advocate-General for Scotland
2024-09-01 → present
Shadow Minister (Justice)
Committee memberships
2019-06-20 → 2019-07-23
Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee
2021-07-22 → 2023-12-31
Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
2023-01-31 → 2025-01-30
Constitution Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
10 bills
9 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentencing Act 2020 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2020-03-05 | |
| Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2020-02-27 | |
| Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Act 2020 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2020-01-21 | |
| Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2020-01-07 | |
| Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2019-10-15 | |
| Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Report stage | 2019-05-22 | |
| Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | Report stage | 2019-05-01 | |
| Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2018-06-21 | |
| Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2018-05-23 | |
| Civil Liability Act 2018 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2018-03-20 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.