(1960-06-24) 24 June 1960 (age 63) Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
Spouse
Domenico Angiolini
Children
2
Residence(s)
Oxford, England, UK[2]
Alma mater
University of Strathclyde
Profession
Lawyer
Lady Elish Frances AngioliniLT DBE KC FRSA FRSE (née McPhilomy; born 24 June 1960[3]) is a Scottish lawyer who currently serves as Lord Clerk Register. Angiolini has worked at the University of Oxford since 2012[4][5] and has been identified as a potential candidate in the 2024 University of Oxford Chancellor election.[6][7]
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 leaving office she has led several investigations and inquiries, including a review of deaths in police custody commissioned by the then-Home Secretary Theresa May[8] and the Angiolini Inquiry into the murder of Sarah Everard, which reported in February 2024.[9][10]
Since September 2012, Angiolini has been the Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford. She has been a pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford since 2017 and is an Honorary Professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.[11][12] She also served as Chancellor of the University of the West of Scotland from 2013 to 2021.
In June 2022, she was appointed a Lady of the Order of the Thistle by Queen Elizabeth II. Angiolini took part in the Coronation of Charles III, representing the Order of the Thistle.[13]
In June 2023, she was appointed to the office of Lord Clerk Register by King Charles III, the first woman to hold the role since its creation in the 13th century.[14]
^"Scots gets first woman in top legal post". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK. 28 November 2001.
^"Elish Angiolini: Overview of Elish Angiolini". Scottish-places.info. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
^"Angiolini, Elish Frances" in Who's Who, A & C Black.
^"Lady Elish Angiolini | Faculty of Law". www.law.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^"Inquiry Team – The Angiolini Inquiry". www.angiolini.independent-inquiry.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^Croft, Ethan (5 March 2024). "Oxford dons plot to stop Rory Stewart getting top job". Evening Standard. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^Silverman, Rosa (26 March 2024). "How Oxford's attempts to drag itself into the 21st century have backfired". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^"Deaths and serious incidents in police custody". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
^"Home Secretary announces review of deaths in police custody". Gov.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
^"Angiolini Inquiry Part 1". GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^"Rt Hon Dame Elish Angiolini". The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^"CUHK Faculty of Law Organises Mok Hing Yiu Visiting Professor Public Lecture on "Justice and the Misunderstood" by The Rt Hon. Dame Elish Angiolini". www.hk-lawyer.org. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^"The Coronation Service – Order of Service". The Royal Family. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^"New Lord Clerk Register of Scotland". www.scotcourts.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
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