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Patricia Scotland

1955 - Today

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Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, (born 19 August 1955), is a Dominican-British barrister and politician who served as the sixth secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2016 to 2025. She was the first woman to hold that post. After working as a barrister in London, she was appointed as a life peer in 1997 and, as a British Labour Party politician, served in ministerial positions within the UK Government, most notably as Attorney General for England and Wales and as Advocate General for Northern Ireland. She is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Dominica, where she was born. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Patricia Scotland is the 12,114th most popular politician (up from 16,875th in 2024), the 5th most popular biography from Dominica (up from 9th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dominican Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Patricia Scotland ranks 12,117 out of 19,576. Before her are Doryssus, Theodor Stolojan, Gabriel Boric, Else Krüger, Luis Ángel González Macchi, Sancho, Count of Provence, Paullus Fabius Maximus, Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau, and Hendrick Chin A Sen. After her are Ed Davey, Andrea Vendramin, and Blanche of Montferrat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Patricia Scotland ranks 205. Before her are Wendy Brown, Khalid al-Islambouli, Pat Mastelotto, Mansur Yavaş, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, and Buck Adams. After her are Toshio Matsuura, Anthony Horowitz, Dannel Malloy, Simon Yam, Philippe Streiff, and Clarence Gilyard.

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In Dominica

Among people born in Dominica, Patricia Scotland ranks 5 out of 11. Before her are Charles Savarin (1943), Nicholas Liverpool (1934), Jean Rhys (1890), and Kelvin Felix (1933). After her are Eugenia Charles (1919), Sylvanie Burton (1964), Henry Wilcoxon (1905), Roosevelt Skerrit (1972), Eliud Williams (1948), Patrick John (1938), and Thea LaFond (1994).

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Among POLITICIANS In Dominica

Among politicians born in Dominica, Patricia Scotland ranks 3. Before her are Charles Savarin (1943), and Nicholas Liverpool (1934). After her are Eugenia Charles (1919), Sylvanie Burton (1964), Roosevelt Skerrit (1972), Eliud Williams (1948), and Patrick John (1938).

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