Grenville Cross
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Ian Grenville Cross SBS, JP, QC, SC [IAP Senator for Life] |
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| Director of Public Prosecutions | |
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In office 15 October 1997 – 21 October 2009 |
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| Vice-Chairman of IAP Senate | |
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Assumed office 26 June 2011 |
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| Chairman, Standing Committee, Prosecutors in Difficulty, IAP | |
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Assumed office 26 April 2013 |
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| Born | 15 June 1951 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine YL Tsui |
| Residence | Hong Kong and Macao |
| Alma mater | Culford School, University of Southampton, Middle Temple |
| Profession | Barrister-at-law, academic, author |
| Religion | Anglican |
Ian Grenville Cross, SBS, JP, QC, SC (born 15 June 1951) is a British barrister who was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) of Hong Kong, China, on 15 October 1997, and held this post for over 12 years, until 21 October 2009. He was the first DPP to be appointed after the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China on 1 July 1997, and the appointment was regarded as a sign that expatriates still had a role to play in government in the post-colonial era. A career prosecutor, Cross was the seventh holder of the post since its creation in 1979, and the longest serving. On 26 June 2011, he was elected the Vice-Chairman of the Senate of the International Association of Prosecutors, of which he is a Senator for Life.
Ian Grenville Cross (he would later drop his forename) was the eldest son of Lt Col JA Cross (dec'd), formerly of the Intelligence Corps, the Lancashire Fusiliers (XX Regiment of Foot) and the Suffolk Regiment (XII Regiment of Foot), and his wife, Doreen (née Hyde). He was educated privately at Culford School (1959–69), Suffolk, England, where he chaired the Debating Society. In 1973, he graduated in law from the University of Southampton, where, at different times, he chaired both the Conservative and Unionist Association and the Conservative Monday Club. He read for the Bar at the College of Law, Chancery Lane, London EC4 (1973–74).
Cross was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1974 by the Middle Temple, of which he was a Blackstone Entrance Exhibitioner (major), and was admitted in 1981 to the Bar of Hong Kong. He practised on the South Eastern Circuit of England and Wales, from the chambers of Jeffrey Thomas, QC, MP, at No. 3 Temple Gardens, London, EC4, from 1974–76, and was then appointed an in-house prosecutor by HM Customs and Excise Department for England and Wales, from 1976–78. He joined the Attorney General's Chambers (now the Department of Justice) of Hong Kong as Crown Counsel in 1978.
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