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Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, PC, KC (born 19 August 1955), is a Dominican-British barrister and politician, serving as the sixth secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations. She was elected at the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and took office on 1 April 2016. She is the first woman to hold the post. [2]
As the CHOGM had been delayed by two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Scotland agreed to only serve for two additional years. [10] At the 2024 CHOGM, Ghanian foreign minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey was elected to succeed Baroness Scotland. She will begin her tenure as Secretary-General on 1 April 2025. [11]
Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne [av] 3 November 1997 2016: Resigned from the Liberal Democrats, became a Conservative Life peeress Conservative 2016: Labour: Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone: 4 November 1997 Life peeress Labour: Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal: 6 November 1997 Life peeress Labour
The monarch, 75, met with Baroness Patricia Scotland of Asthal on Wednesday, March 13, at Buckingham Palace. Scotland, 68, was all smiles as she shook hands with Charles inside the palace ...
Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal: 1997: Steve Bassam, Baron Bassam of Brighton: 1997 Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne: 1997 Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone: 1997 George Simpson, Baron Simpson of Dunkeld: 1997 Mike Watson, Baron Watson of Invergowrie: 1997 Richard Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum: 1997
Baroness Scotland of Asthal: Labour: N/A (peeress) Attorney General for England and Wales: 2007 Brown [76] Caroline Flint: Labour: Don Valley: Minister of State for Housing and Planning: 2008 Brown [77] Minister of State for Europe [d] 2008 [77] Baroness Royall of Blaisdon: Labour: N/A (peeress) Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at ...
In addition, newly elected Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal committed herself to using the first two years of her tenure to promote decriminalization of homosexuality in Commonwealth countries that continue to forbid same-sex relationships. [21]
The Baroness Parminter, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords [13] [22] The Lord Robathan [13] [22] The Baroness Rock [13] [22] The Lord Rothschild [58] The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon [13] [59] The Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, and Richard Mawhinney [13] [22]