Ken Macdonald
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Kenneth Donald John Macdonald, Baron Macdonald of River Glaven, KC (born 4 January 1953) is a British lawyer and politician who served as Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) of England and Wales from 2003 to 2008.[1] In that office he was head of the Crown Prosecution Service. He was previously a recorder (part-time judge) and defence barrister. He is a life peer in the House of Lords, where he sits as a crossbencher and was previously a Liberal Democrat. He was Warden of Wadham College, Oxford until 2021.
Quick Facts The Right HonourableThe Lord Macdonaldof River GlavenKC, Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal ...
The Lord Macdonald of River Glaven | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 12 July 2010 Life Peerage | |
Warden of Wadham College, Oxford | |
In office 2012–2021 | |
Preceded by | Neil Chalmers |
Succeeded by | Robert Hannigan |
Director of Public Prosecutions | |
In office 2003–2008 | |
Preceded by | David Calvert-Smith |
Succeeded by | Sir Keir Starmer |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenneth Donald John Macdonald (1953-01-04) 4 January 1953 (age 71) Windsor, Berkshire, England |
Spouse | Linda Zuck (m. 1980) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
Occupation | Barrister academic administrator |
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