 On 11 March 2019, he was sworn in as a member of the Constitutional Council, following his appointment by President Emmanuel Macron.Barbara Inkpen

Barbara Jean Inkpen (now Lawton, born 28 October 1949 in Farnham, Surrey) is a female former track and field athlete from England, who mainly competed in the high jump event during her career.Inkpen trained at Aldershot, Farnham & District AC and represented Great Britain at two Summer Olympics (1968 and 1972) She represented England and won a gold medal in the high jump event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.