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James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern

Judge · Politician

James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	James Mackay · James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern · چيمس ماكاى · マッカイ・オブ・クラシファーン男爵ジェームズ・マッカイ · 瓊斯·麥凱，克雷虛弗恩的麥凱男爵				[sources]
Other name	Baró Mackay of Clashfern · James Peter Hymers Mackay · James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern · Lord Mackay of Clashfern				[sources]
Weak alias	ジェイムズ・マッカイ · ジェイムズ・マッケイ · ジェームズ・マッケイ · 卡勒斯芬的馬凱男爵詹姆斯·麥凱 · 詹姆士·馬凱，卡勒斯芬的馬凱男爵 · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1927-07-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Edinburgh				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	James				[sources]
Last name	Mackay				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q336480				[sources]
Position	Lord Advocate (1979-1984) · Lord Chancellor (1987-1997) · Lord Clerk Register (2007-) · Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (1985-1987) · Shadow Lord Chancellor (1997-1997) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	George Heriot's School · Trinity College (1950-1952) · University of Edinburgh (-1948) · University of Edinburgh School of Law (1955-1958)				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British politician and life peer

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Shona Ruth Mackay Close Associate	child	-	-
Elizabeth Gunn Hymers Manson Close Associate	spouse	1958	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Lords	1979-07-06	2022-07-22

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