Keith Stewart, Baron Stewart of Dirleton

• Keble College, Oxford
• University of Edinburgh

The Right Honourable The Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC
Official Portrait, 2024
Advocate General for Scotland
In office 15 October 2020 –5 July 2024
Profession	Advocate

Keith Douglas Stewart, Baron Stewart of Dirleton KC (born 31 October 1965) ^[2] is a British lawyer who specialises in criminal law. He was appointed Advocate General for Scotland on 15 October 2020, ^[3] succeeding Lord Keen of Elie who resigned over the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill. ^[4]

Early life

Lord Stewart attended Dirleton Primary School and George Heriot's School before attaining a degree in English at Keble College, Oxford. He received his LLB from the University of Edinburgh and his diploma from the University of Strathclyde. ^[5]

He was called to the bar in 1993 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2011. ^[6]

Advocate General for Scotland

Stewart was appointed Advocate General for Scotland on 15 October 2020 after the position had been vacant for a month. ^[3] He was created Baron Stewart of Dirleton, of Dirleton in the County of East Lothian , on 6 November 2020, and was introduced to the House of Lords on 9 November 2020. ^[7]

References

1. "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
2. "Keith Stewart". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
3. "UK government appoints QC as new Scots law chief". BBC News. 15 October 2020.
4. "Keith Stewart QC appointed Advocate General for Scotland". Holyrood Magazine. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
5. "Keith Stewart QC to be next Advocate General for Scotland". Scottish Legal News. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
6. "Keith Stewart QC". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
7. "Minutes for 9 November 2020". UK Parliament. 9 November 2020.

Legal offices
Preceded by The Lord Keen of Elie	Advocate General for Scotland 2020–2024	Succeeded by The Baroness Smith of Cluny
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Lord Bellingham	Gentlemen Baron Stewart of Dirleton	Followed by The Lord Udny-Lister