Patricia Scotland

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Patricia Scotland is a Dominican-born British lawyer and politician who serves as the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Patricia Scotland canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
lawyer
politician
appointedBy Commonwealth heads of government
surface form: Commonwealth Heads of Government
awardReceived Middle Temple
surface form: Bencher of Middle Temple
countryOfCitizenship Dominica
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1955-08-19
educatedAt London School of Economics
surface form: London School of Economics and Political Science

University of London
Walthamstow School for Girls
ethnicGroup Afro-Caribbean
familyName Scotland
fieldOfWork international relations
law
gender female
givenName Patricia
hasChild two sons
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
honorificSuffix FRSA
KC
PC
languageSpoken English
legalSpecialty family law
public law
memberOf House of Lords
Middle Temple
name Patricia Scotland self-link
nobleTitle Baroness Scotland of Asthal
notableAchievement first British woman to be Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
first woman to serve as Attorney General for England and Wales
notableWork reform of domestic violence legislation in the UK
occupation barrister
diplomat
politician
placeOfBirth Dominica
politicalParty Labour Party (UK)
positionHeld Advocate General for Northern Ireland
Attorney General for England and Wales
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department
surface form: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Lord Chancellor's Department
Commonwealth Secretary-General
surface form: Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
regionOfActivity Commonwealth of Nations
United Kingdom
religion Christianity
residence London, England
surface form: London
spouse Richard Mawhinney
startTime 2016-04-01

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The Secretariat currentLeader Patricia Scotland
Patricia Scotland name Patricia Scotland self-link