Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom

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Kenneth John Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom (born June 11, 1931 in Edinburgh ) is a British lawyer and life peer .

life and career

Cameron was born in Edinburgh to John Cameron, Lord Cameron and Eileen Dorothea Cameron († 1943) and attended the Edinburgh Academy , Corpus Christi College at Oxford University and the University of Edinburgh . He holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of Edinburgh . He graduated with a Master of Arts from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University . From 1950 to 1952 he served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve . In 1950 he became a lieutenant.

In 1958 he became a lawyer and in 1972 a crown lawyer . Cameron was from 1964 to 1971 lawyer and legal advisor ( Standing Junior Counsel ) to the Department of Transportation; from 1971 to 1972 in this position at the Ministry of Energy. From 1966 to 1981 he was chairman of the Industrial Tribunals Scotland . In 1976 he became president of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland (until 1984, anyway 1975 its chairman) and 1980 chairman ( chairman ) of the committee of inquiry under the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 .

He became Advocate Depute in 1981 and was appointed Lord Advocate in 1984. He stayed in office until 1989. In 1989 he became Senator of the College of Justice , which he remained until 2003. In 1984 he was a presiding judge ( bencher ) at the Lincoln's Inn Bar Association . Cameron was chairman of the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland from 1995 until it was abolished in 2005. From 1997 to 2010 he was Chancellor's Assessor at the University of Edinburgh.

He has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh since 1990. Currently (as of April 2013) he is Honorary President of the Edinburgh University Sports Union . In 1994 he became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Corporation of Architects of Scotland . In 2004, Cameron became a Royal Scottish Academician of the Royal Society of Arts . He is a nominal member of the Carnegie Trust .

Cameron lived in Edinburgh and moved to East Lothian , or Musselburgh , in 2005 .

Membership in the House of Lords

Cameron was at the same time his appointment as Lord Advocate on June 8, 1984 Life peer as Baron Cameron of Lochbroom, of Lochbroom in the District of Ross and Cromarty appointed. He also became a member of the Privy Council . Its official introduction to the House of Lords took place on June 20, 1984 with the assistance of John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead and James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern . He gave his inaugural address on June 28, 1984 on the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Bill . Until 1988, 1990 and 1992 to 1993 he spoke regularly. He then spoke there again in 2003. He spoke there again more regularly until 2009, when he returned to the Scotland Bill .

He held the office of Lord Advocate until 1989.

On meeting days, he was present very irregularly, in the one- to low-double-digit range. Nevertheless, he often speaks out. On April 21, 2016, he retired under the provisions of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 and left the House of Lords.

family

Cameron married Jean Murray, daughter of Colonel Granville Murray , in 1964 . They have two daughters together.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Rt. Hon. Kenneth John Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ Trustees And Staff  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Entry on Carnegie Trust website , accessed March 5, 2013@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.carnegie-trust.org  
  3. ↑ Lord Cameron of Lochbroom Excerpt from the minutes of the House of Lords meeting of June 20, 1984
  4. ↑ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website , accessed March 26, 2013
predecessor Office successor
James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern Lord Advocate
1984-1989 		Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie
personal data
SURNAME Cameron, Kenneth, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cameron, Kenneth John, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British lawyer and life peer
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Edinburgh