John McCluskie

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John McCluskie is a retired lawyer who worked as parliamentary counsel to the Scottish Government and Irish Government.

Career

McCluskie started his career as a solicitor, joining the Bar in 1974, becoming a QC in 1990 and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1999.[1]

McCluskie was the first Scottish parliamentary counsel to the Scottish Government between 1999 and 2006, where he was responsible for the preparation of Government legislation affecting Scotland.[2]

Affiliations

ACOBA

  • Consultant, Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the Attorney General, Irish Government, July 2006. Was noted by ACOBA who "saw no difficulty" with the appointment.[3]

Education

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Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Board of trustee biographies Leuchie House, accessed 11 November 2014
  2. 2.0 2.1 John McCluskie Linkedin, accessed 11 November 2014
  3. Ninth Report 2006-2008 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 11 November 2014