peace activist and socialist; on staff of Amnesty International, 1971–94, retired
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CBE 1999
solicitor in private practice, since 1976
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FBA 2005
Rhodes Professor of the Laws of the British Commonwealth and the USA, University of Oxford, since 2011 (Professor of Law, 1999–2011); Fellow, Pembroke College, Oxford, since 2011; barrister
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PC 1997; QC 2001; MP (Lab) Camberwell and Peckham, since 1997 (Peckham, Oct. 1982–1997)
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Professor of Singing, Royal College of Music, since 1989
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QC 1991; Director, International Bar Association Institute of Human Rights, since 2019 (Co-Chairman, 2012–17)
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President of Ireland, 1997–2011; Professor of Children, Religion and Law, University of Glasgow, since 2018
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CBE 2008 (OBE 1996); JP; DL; MA
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1998–2007; Director: Gulbenkian Foundation (UK), 1999–2007; English National Ballet, 2011–13
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Board Member, Royal Court Theatre, 1974–84
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Chief Executive (formerly General Secretary), Society of Authors, since 2011
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solicitor; independent reputation management consultant with Sue Stapely Consulting, since 2001
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Executive Director, Old Vic, since 2015
