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    Ruth Barbara Charteris KC (born 1973) is a Scottish advocate who has served as Solicitor General for Scotland since 2021. In addition to being the Solicitor...
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    22 June 2021 she was sworn into office at the Court of Session with Ruth Charteris KC, Solicitor General. It is the first time both positions have been...
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    law officers were women, alongside Dorothy Bain (Lord Advocate) and Ruth Charteris (Solicitor General for Scotland). Smith was created a life peer as Baroness...
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  • Advocate is assisted by the Solicitor General for Scotland, held by Ruth Charteris, since 22 June 2021. The Solicitor General is the deputy to the Lord...
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    Solicitor General is Ruth Charteris, who is the deputy to the Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain, since June 2021. The appointment of both Charteris and Bain to the...
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    Gaelic John-Paul Marks Permanent Secretary Dorothy Bain Lord Advocate Ruth Charteris Solicitor General Shona Robison (SNP) Cabinet Secretary for Finance...
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    officers Post Name Portrait Term Lord Advocate The Rt Hon. Dorothy Bain KC 2021–present Solicitor General for Scotland Ruth Charteris KC 2021–present...
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    Post Name Portrait Term Lord Advocate The Rt Hon. Dorothy Bain KC 2021–present Solicitor General for Scotland Ruth Charteris KC 2021–present...
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  • of the Order of the British Empire Solicitor General for Scotland (Ruth Charteris – see Order of Precedence for Ladies below) Lord Lyon King of Arms (The...
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    Frank Muholland 2011–2016 Alex Salmond Lesley Thomson James Wolffe 2016–2021 Nicola Sturgeon Alison Di Rollo Dorothy Bain 2021–present Ruth Charteris...
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