Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
Scottish barrister, broadcaster, and politician (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Helena Ann Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, LT, KC, FRSA, HonFRSE (born 12 May 1950), is a Scottish barrister, broadcaster, and Labour member of the House of Lords. She was Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, from 2011 to 2018. A Bencher of Gray's Inn, an Honorary Writer to the Signet and the recipient of 42 Honorary Degrees from many universities including those of Glasgow and Edinburgh in recognition of work on women and the law and on widening participation in higher education. She is President of Justice, the law reform think tank and currently is director of the International Bar Association's Institute of Human Rights.
The Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws | |
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Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University | |
Assumed office 26 July 2018 | |
Preceded by | Robert Winston, Baron Winston |
Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford | |
In office September 2011 – 2018 | |
Preceded by | Diana Walford |
Succeeded by | Helen Mountfield |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 27 October 1997 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Helena Ann Kennedy (1950-05-12) 12 May 1950 (age 74) Glasgow, Scotland |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse |
Iain Louis Hutchison
(m. 1986) |
Domestic partner | Iain Mitchell (1978–1984) |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Barrister, television presenter |
Website | helenakennedy |