Patricia Scotland
Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal PC QC (born 19 August 1955) is an English politician and barrister. She served in ministerial positions within the UK Government, mainly as the Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland. In 2015, she was elected the 6th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations and took office on 1 April 2016. She is the first woman to hold the post.[1]
The Baroness Scotland of Asthal | |
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| 6th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2016 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Kamalesh Sharma |
| Attorney General for England and Wales | |
| In office 28 June 2007 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | The Lord Goldsmith |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Grieve |
| Advocate General for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 12 April 2010 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Grieve |
| Attorney General for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 28 June 2007 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | The Lord Goldsmith |
| Succeeded by | John Larkin |
| Shadow Attorney General | |
| In office 11 May 2010 – 7 October 2011 | |
| Leader | Harriet Harman (Acting) Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Edward Garnier |
| Succeeded by | Emily Thornberry |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 30 October 1997 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1955 Dominica, British Leeward Islands |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Anglia Ruskin University University College London Middle Temple |
She is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Dominica.[2]
References
- "Commonwealth elects first woman secretary general". Times of Malta. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- "CHOGM: Patricia Scotland is first female Commonwealth secretary-general". The Australian. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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