Dame Fiona Woolf | |
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686th Lord Mayor of London | |
In office 8 November 2013 – 7 November 2014 | |
Preceded by | Sir Roger Gifford |
Succeeded by | Sir Alan Yarrow |
Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse | |
In office 5 September 2014 – 31 October 2014 | |
Appointed by | Theresa May (as Home Secretary) |
Preceded by | Baroness Butler-Sloss |
Succeeded by | Dame Lowell Goddard |
Personal details | |
Born | Catherine Fiona Swain 11 May 1948 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Nicholas Woolf OBE FCA |
Residence | London |
Profession | Solicitor |
Website | www |
Dame Catherine Fiona Woolf, DBE, DStJ, DL[1] (née Swain; born 11 May 1948) is a British corporate lawyer. She served as the Lord Mayor of London (2013–14), acting as global ambassador for UK-based financial and business services. She has held and still holds many other significant positions in the City of London.