Early Life
Vaizey is the son of the late Lord Vaizey, a Life Peer, and Marina Vaizey, the well-known art historian. His family hails from Essex. As the son of a Peer he is entitled to be styled "The Honourable Edward Vaizey".
Vaizey spent part of his childhood growing up in Berkshire. He was educated at St Paul's School and Merton College, Oxford, where he rose to the rank of Librarian (Vice President) of the Oxford Union and took a BA in History, achieving a 2.1. After leaving Oxford, Vaizey worked for the Conservative politicians Kenneth Clarke and Michael Howard as an adviser on employment and education issues. He practised as a barrister for several years, specialising in Family Law and Child Care.
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