Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom
Kenneth John Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom ( born June 11, 1931 in Edinburgh ) is a British lawyer and Life Peer.
Life and career
Cameron was born in Edinburgh, the son of John Cameron, Lord Cameron and Eileen Dorothea Cameron ( † 1943) and attended the Edinburgh Academy, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University and the University of Edinburgh. At the University of Edinburgh, he received his Bachelor of Law. At Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, he graduated with a Master of Arts. From 1950 to 1952 he served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. In 1950 he became Lieutenant.
In 1958 he became a lawyer in 1972 and Attorney-General. Cameron was 1964-1971 General Counsel and Legal Adviser (Standing Junior Counsel ) of the Ministry of Transport; 1971-1972 in this function then the Department of Energy. From 1966 to 1981 he was Chairman of the Industrial Tribunals Scotland. In 1976 he became President of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland (until 1984, anyway in 1975 its Chairman [ Chairman ] ) and in 1980 Chairman ( Chairman ) Committee of Inquiry under the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958.
He was Advocate Depute in 1981 and in 1984 was appointed Lord Advocate. He remained in office until 1989. He was Senator of the College of Justice, a position he held until 2003 1989. In 1984, he was Chief Judge ( Bencher ) to the Bar Lincoln 's Inn. Cameron was Chairman of the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland from 1995 until its abolition in 2005. From 1997 to 2010 he was Chancellor's Assessor ( treasurer ) of the University of Edinburgh.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh since 1990 Currently (April 2013)., He is Honorary President of the Edinburgh University Sports Union. In 1994 he became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Corporation of Architects of Scotland. 2004 Cameron became the Royal Scottish Academician of the Royal Society of Arts. He is titular member of the Carnegie Trust.
Cameron lived in Edinburgh and moved in 2005 to East Lothian, or Musselburgh.
Membership in the House of Lords
Cameron was appointed in his appointment as Lord Advocate at the same time on June 8, 1984 Life peer as Baron Cameron of Lochbroom, of Lochbroom in the District of Ross and Cromarty. He also became a member of the Privy Council. His official introduction to the House of Lords on June 20, 1984 with the support of John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead and James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clash remote. His inaugural address was delivered on 28 June 1984 on the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland ) Bill. Until 1988, 1990 and 1992 to 1993, he reported regularly to speak. After he spoke there again until 2003. By 2009 he spoke there again regularly in order then to report to the Scotland Bill.
The office of Lord Advocate he held until 1989.
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Family
Cameron married in 1964 Jean Murray, daughter of Colonel Granville Murray. Together they have two daughters.