Ruth Charteris

Ruth Charteris
Official portrait, 2021
Solicitor General for Scotland
Assumed office
22 June 2021
Monarchs
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Humza Yousaf
John Swinney
Lord AdvocateDorothy Bain KC
Preceded byAlison Di Rollo
Personal details
Born
Ruth Barbara Charteris

1973 (age 50–51)
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
OccupationAdvocate
ProfessionLawyer

Ruth Barbara Charteris KC (born 1973) is a Scottish advocate who has served as Solicitor General for Scotland since 2021. In addition to being the Solicitor General for Scotland, she has been a legally qualified chair of the Scottish Social Services Council since 2017,[1] and has served as Chair of the Fitness to Practice Panel of the SSSC since 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "Panel posts for Faculty twelve", Scottish Legal News, 22 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Ruth Charteris | Arnot Manderson Advocates". 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2022.