Elish Angiolini
Lady Elish Frances Angiolini LT DBE KC FRSA FRSE (née McPhilomy; born 24 June 1960) is a Scottish lawyer who currently serves as Lord Clerk Register. Angiolini currently works at the University of Oxford and has been identified as a potential candidate in the 2024 University of Oxford Chancellor Election.
The Right Honourable Lady Elish Angiolini | |
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Elish Angiolini (2021) | |
| Lord Clerk Register | |
| Assumed office 5 June 2023 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| First Minister | Humza Yousaf |
| Preceded by | Lord Mackay of Clashfern |
| Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford | |
| Assumed office September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Andrew Dilnot |
| Lord Advocate | |
| In office 12 October 2006 – 30 April 2011 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| First Minister | |
| Preceded by | Lord Boyd of Duncansby |
| Succeeded by | Lord Mulholland |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | |
| In office 28 November 2001 – 12 October 2006 | |
| First Minister | Jack McConnell |
| Preceded by | Neil Davidson |
| Succeeded by | John Beckett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elish Frances McPhilomy 24 June 1960 Govan, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Spouse | Domenico Angiolini |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Oxford, England, UK |
| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde |
| Profession | 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 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 and the Angiolini Inquiry into the murder of Sarah Everard, which reported in February 2024.
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. 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. 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.