The Lord Mackay of Drumadoon | |
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Senator of the College of Justice | |
In office 2000–2013 | |
Nominated by | Donald Dewar |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Lord Advocate | |
In office 7 November 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | The Lord Rodger of Earlsferry |
Succeeded by | The Lord Hardie |
Solicitor General for Scotland | |
In office 4 May 1995 – 7 November 1995 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Thomas Dawson |
Succeeded by | Paul Cullen |
Personal details | |
Born | Donald Sage Mackay 30 January 1946 Aberdeen, Scotland |
Died | 21 August 2018 Edinburgh, Scotland | (aged 72)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Lesley Waugh (m. 1979) |
Relations | Alan Mackay (brother) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of Virginia |
Profession | Advocate |
Donald Sage Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, PC (30 January 1946 – 21 August 2018) was a British judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and a Lord Advocate, the country's senior Law Officer. He was also one of five additional Lords of Appeal in the House of Lords, where he sat as a crossbencher.