Catherine MacLeod, Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach

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The Right Honourable
The Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Life peerage
16 January 2026
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Party Labour

Catherine Margaret MacLeod, Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach is a British journalist.

Career

Catherine MacLeod was former political editor of The Herald and was a special adviser to Alistair Darling when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. [1] She is a visiting professor at King's College London and Non-Executive Director at the Scotland Office. [2] In 2024, she joined Charlotte Street Partners as a senior adviser. [3] She was given a life peerage in December as part of the 2025 Political Peerages; she was created as Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach on 16 January 2026. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile: Catherine MacLeod". www.heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  2. ↑ Staff, LabourList (2025-12-10). "New Labour peers announced including former Downing Street comms chief". LabourList. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  3. ↑ "Edinburgh agency adds senior Scots journalists to team". The Herald. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  4. ↑ "Political Peerages December 2025". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
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