Lord Irvine of Lairg
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Lord Irvine of Lairg is a British Labour politician and barrister who served as Lord Chancellor under Prime Minister Tony Blair and played a key role in major constitutional reforms in the late 1990s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Baron Irvine of Lairg | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British politician
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Lord Chancellor of Great Britain ⓘ barrister ⓘ human ⓘ life peer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Tony Blair ⓘ |
| birthName | Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Inverness
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surface form:
Inverness, Scotland
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| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ's College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Dumfries Academy ⓘ Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow
University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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human rights law ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| house | House of Lords ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading major constitutional reforms in the late 1990s
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serving as Lord Chancellor under Tony Blair ⓘ |
| legalCareer | Queen's Counsel ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
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surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Labour Party (UK)
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surface form:
Labour Party
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| name | Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Lord Irvine of Lairg
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Baron Irvine of Lairg
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| notableWork |
constitutional reform in the United Kingdom
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implementation of Human Rights Act 1998 ⓘ reform of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 2003 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1997 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
Labour Party (UK)
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surface form:
Labour Party in the House of Lords
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| playedKeyRoleIn |
House of Lords reform of 1999
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Human Rights Act 1998 ⓘ late 1990s constitutional reforms in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Chancellor of England
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surface form:
Lord Chancellor
Secretary of State for Justice ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
Speaker of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| predecessor | Lord Mackay of Clashfern ⓘ |
| profession | lawyer ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| servedInGovernmentOf | Tony Blair ⓘ |
| successor | Lord Falconer of Thoroton ⓘ |
| titleCreated | 1996 ⓘ |
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Baron Irvine of Lairg