Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby
- January 9, 2024
- Former Lord Advocate
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby |
| Occupation | Former Lord Advocate |
| Date Of Birth | Jun 7, 1953(1953-06-07) |
| Age | 71 |
| Birthplace | Falkirk |
| Country | Scotland |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby Biography
| Name | Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby |
| Birthday | Jun 7 |
| Birth Year | 1953 |
| Place Of Birth | Falkirk |
| Birth Country | Scotland |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Parents | Betty Meldrum, David Hugh Aird Boyd |
Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby is one of the most popular and richest Former Lord Advocate who was born on June 7, 1953 in Falkirk, Scotland.
As a university student, he joined the Labour Party but left to join the breakaway Scottish Labour Party, sharing the SLP founder Jim Sillars’ distrust of the mainstream Labour Party to follow through on its commitment to devolution. Boyd stood as a parliamentary candidate for the SLP at the 1979 general election in the Edinburgh Central constituency, but garnered only 176 votes. When the SLP disbanded, after its failure to make an impact at that election, he decided to rejoin the Labour Party rather than follow Sillars into the Scottish National Party. After the 1997 general election, he was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland. He was promoted to Lord Advocate in 2000 upon the elevation of Andrew Hardie to the bench. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 2000.
Boyd contributed to a book The Legal Aspects of Devolution published just before the 1997 general election.
Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Former Lord Advocate |
| House | Living in own house. |
Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby is one of the richest Former Lord Advocate from Scotland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby, PC QC, (born 7 June 1953) is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since June 2012. He was Lord Advocate for Scotland from 24 February 2000 until his resignation on 4 October 2006. On 11 April 2006, Downing Street announced that Colin Boyd would take a seat as a crossbench life peer; however, he took the Labour whip after resigning as Lord Advocate. He was formally introduced in the House of Lords on 3 July 2006. On the day SNP leader Alex Salmond was elected First Minister of Scotland (16 May 2007), it was reported that Boyd was quitting the Scottish Bar to become a part-time consultant with public law solicitors, Dundas & Wilson. He told the Glasgow Herald, “This is a first. I don’t think a Lord Advocate has ever done this—left the Bar and become a solicitor.”
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Following the announcement on 11 April 2006 of Boyd’s appointment to the House of Lords, his peerage nomination became a talking point in Scottish political circles. However, Boyd defended the appointment:
Facts & Trivia
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Boyd’s successor as Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini, has agreed to appear before the Fingerprint Inquiry which began on 2 June 2009.