The Lord Irvine of Lairg | |
|---|---|
| Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 12 June 2003 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | The Lord Mackay of Clashfern |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Falconer of Thoroton |
| Shadow portfolios | |
| 1992–1997 | Shadow Lord Chancellor |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 25 March 1987 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine 23 June 1940 Inverness, Scotland, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow Christ's College, Cambridge |
Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg, PC, KC (born 23 June 1940), known as Derry Irvine, is a Scottish lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor from 1997 to 2003.
He founded and headed 11 King's Bench Walk Chambers in the 1980s, and later became a Recorder and Deputy High Court Judge. A member of the Labour Party, Irvine was appointed to the House of Lords in 1987 and served as Shadow Lord Chancellor from 1992 to 1997. He was appointed to the position in Cabinet by Prime Minister Tony Blair, his former pupil, after the 1997 election and served until his dismissal in 2003.