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Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, PC, KC (born 19 August 1955), is a British diplomat, barrister and politician, serving as the sixth secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations. She was elected at the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and took office on 1 April 2016.
- Diplomat
- Gordon Brown
28 giu 2007 · Patricia Scotland became Baroness Scotland of Asthal - the Oxfordshire village where she and her barrister husband live with their two sons. In due course she became the first black woman...
27 nov 2015 · Baroness Scotland, former UK Attorney General, will take office on 1 April 2016 as the sixth Secretary-General since the Commonwealth Secretariat was established in 1965. She will replace Kamalesh Sharma of India, whose eight-year tenure comes to an end in March next year.
8 apr 2023 · Joined the House of Lords in 1997 as Baroness Scotland of Asthal going on to serve as a minister in the Foreign Office, Home Office and Lord Chancellor’s Department; Undertook major reform of the criminal justice system, including the introduction of the Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act
22 set 2009 · When she was three, her family moved to Walthamstow in east London, and she studied law at the University of London before being called to the bar in 1977. In 1985 she married Richard Mawhinney ...
30 ott 1997 · Find out about the Parliamentary career of Baroness Scotland of Asthal, including posts and roles held. Current Shows current posts, roles, party affiliation and other relevant information.
The secretary-general of the Commonwealth, Baroness Scotland, has been strongly criticised by internal auditors for awarding a lucrative consultancy contract to a company run by a personal...