Elish Angiolini

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Person.png Elish Angiolini  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Lawyer)
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BornElish Frances McPhilomy
24 June 1960
Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
NationalityScottish
Alma materUniversity of Strathclyde
ReligionRoman Catholic
Children2
SpouseDomenico Angiolini
Lord Advocate of Scotland from 2006 until 2011, having previously been Solicitor General since 2001.

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In office
September 2012 - Present
EmployerSt Hugh's College (Oxford)

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In office
12 October 2006 - 30 April 2011

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In office
28 November 2001 - 12 October 2006
Succeeded byJohn Beckett

Dame Elish Frances Angiolini[1] is a Scottish lawyer. She was the Lord Advocate of Scotland from 2006 until 2011, having previously been Solicitor General since 2001. She was the first woman, the first Procurator Fiscal, and the first solicitor to hold either post. Since September 2012, Angiolini is the Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford. She is a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and Chancellor of University of the West of Scotland. Since leaving office she has led several investigations and inquiries, including a review of deaths in police custody[2] commissioned by the then-Home Secretary Theresa May.[3]


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