Frederick A. Carandini Wright

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The Right Reverend and Honourable
Frederick Wright
OBE AO MP
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Metropolitan Bishop of Armagh and Tuam
Assumed office
3 August 2024
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
First Chairman of Ways and Means
Assumed office
5 August 2024
MonarchCharles III
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office
2 June 2024 – 3 August 2024
MonarchCharles III
Minister of State for Defence Reform
In office
5 May 2024 – 27 June 2024
MonarchCharles III
Prime Minister The Baron Knightstone
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of State for Culture, Development, and Justice
In office
5 May 2024 – 27 June 2024
MonarchCharles III
Prime Minister The Baron Knightstone
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of Parliament for
New Forest East
Assumed office
5 May 2024
(138 days)
Preceded byConstituency established
Majority14 (51.85%)
Personal details
Born
Frederick Alexander Carandini Wright

31 March 2024 (173 days)
Political partyIndependent (since June 2024)
Other political
affiliations
Unionist Party (May 2024 - June 2024)
Parent The Baron Huntingdon
EducationUniversity of St Andrews (LLB)
OccupationPolitician

Frederick Alexander Carandini Wright OBE AO MP (joined 31 March 2024) is a British politician and clergyman who has served as Minister of State for Culture, Development, and Justice, as well as Minister of State for Defence Reform, from May to June 2024. An independent politician, formerly a member of the Unionist Party, he has been the Member of Parliament for New Forest East since the May 2024 election.