Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova
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The Right Honourable The Lord Davidson of Glen Clova QC |
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| Advocate General for Scotland | |
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In office 21 March 2006 – 14 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Baroness Clark of Calton |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Wallace of Tankerness |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | |
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In office 2000–2001 |
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| First Minister |
Donald Dewar Henry McLeish |
| Preceded by | Colin Boyd |
| Succeeded by | Elish Angiolini |
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| Born |
Neil Forbes Davidson 13 September 1950 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Regina Anne Sprissler |
| Alma mater | Stirling, Bradford, Edinburgh |
| Profession | Advocate |
| Website | www.oag.gov.uk |
Neil Forbes Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova QC (born 13 September 1950) is a Scottish lawyer and former Advocate General for Scotland.
Davidson was born to John and Flora Davidson, and was educated at the University of Stirling (BA), the University of Bradford (MSc) and the University of Edinburgh (LLB, LLM), and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1979. His private practice is in commercial and administrative law.
Davidson was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1979, and appointed Standing Junior Counsel to the Registrar General in 1982, and the Department of Health and Social Security in 1988. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales at the Inner Temple in 1990, and appointed Queen's Counsel in Scotland in 1993. From 1993 to 2000, he was a Director of City Disputes Panel, a private dispute resolution service, and on 24 February 2000 was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland, which office he held until November 2001. He is a member of 11 King's Bench Walk Chambers, founded by former Lord Chancellor Lord Irvine of Lairg.
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