google-site-verification: googlec7193c3de77668c9.html

Former Conservative minister Lord Mackay dies aged 99

Advertisements

Lord Mackay, a former cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, has died aged 99.

The Tory peer, formerly Scotland’s top law officer, has been described as a “hugely respected figure” during tributes at Westminster.

He held the role of lord chancellor under Thatcher and Major for a decade between 1987 and 1997.

He also served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Scotland during a storied legal and political career.

Born James Mackay in Edinburgh in 1927, he was appointed a Queen’s counsel in 1965 and served as dean of Faculty of Advocates, the leader of the Scots bar, from 1976 to 1979.

He was then appointed lord advocate, the senior law officer in Scotland, and was created a life peer for the Conservative Party in 1979, becoming Baron Mackay of Clashfern.

He was also a judge of the Supreme Court of Scotland from 1984 to 1985 and a lord of appeal in ordinary from 1985 to 1987.

He retired from the House of Lords in 2022 aged 95.


BBC News

Views: 1

See also  Missing man faces Spain extradition on rape charges

Check Also

Driver dies after four-vehicle crash on A82 in the Highlands

A 63-year-old man has died following a four-vehicle crash on the A82 near Glen Gloy …

Man to stand trial over murder at Inverclyde holiday park

Police were called to the incident just after midnight on 14 September. The indictment states …

Man admits stabbing estranged wife in front of daughter

Advocate depute Catriona MacLeod said Atutie and the victim met and were married in Nigeria …

Leave a Reply

Available for Amazon Prime
Cam fluffy fupa.