A list of all the previous commissioners of the Law Commission.
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| Commissioner | Dates in post |
|---|---|
| Laurence Gower | 1965 – 1971 |
| Neil Lawson | 1965 – 1971 |
| Norman Marsh | 1965 – 1978 |
| Andrew Martin | 1965 – 1970 |
| Claud Bicknell | 1970 – 1975 |
| Aubrey Diamond | 1971 – 1976 |
| Derek Hodgson | 1971 – 1977 |
| Stephen Edell | 1975 – 1983 |
| Peter North | 1976 – 1984 |
| William Forbes | 1977 – 1981 |
| Stephen Cretney | 1978 – 1983 |
| Brian Davenport | 1981 – 1988 |
| Trevor Aldridge | 1984 – 1993 |
| Julian Farrand | 1984 – 1988 |
| Brenda Hoggett (Hale) | 1984 – 1993 |
| Richard Buxton | 1989 – 1993 |
| Jack Beatson | 1989 – 1994 |
| Charles Harpum | 1994 – 2001 |
| Diana Faber | 1994 – 2000 |
| Stephen Silber | 1994 – 1999 |
| Andrew Burrows | 1994 – 1999 |
| Hugh Beale | 2000 – 2007 |
| Alan Wilkie | 2000 – 2005 |
| Martin Partington | 2001 – 2005 |
| Stuart Bridge | 2001 – 2008 |
| Jeremy Horder | 2005 – 2010 |
| Kenneth Parker | 2006 – 2009 |
| David Hertzell | 2007 – 2014 |
| Elizabeth Cooke | 2008 – 2015 |
| Frances Patterson | 2010 – 2013 |
| David Ormerod | 2010 – 2019 |
| Nicholas Paines | 2013 – 2024 |
| Stephen Lewis | 2015 – 2019 |
| Nicholas Hopkins | 2015 – |
| Sarah Green | 2020 – 2024 |
| Penney Lewis | 2020 – |
| Alison Young | 2024 – |