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Iona McDonald

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Iona Sara Macintyre McDonald OBE[1] (b 18 November 1954) has been Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran since 2017.[2]

McDonald was educated at Cumnock Academy and graduated from Glasgow University with a Master of Arts in 1976 and a Law degree in 1978.[3] She is a Solicitor, and previously worked for the Ayr firm Mathie-Morton, Black and Buchanan, where she became partner in 1982. She was appointed as a temporary Sheriff in 1994, was the Sheriff of North Strathclyde from 2000 to 2007; and Senior Sheriff of Kilmarnock since then.[4][5]. She was has been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to law and order in the Queen's Birthday Honours' List 2019.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "OBE for Sheriff McDonald: 21 June 2019". Scottish Court Service.
  2. ^ "Lord-Lieutenant for Ayrshire and Arran: 26 October 2017". GOV.UK.
  3. ^ McDonald. "McDonald, Bill". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |othernames= ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Kilmarnock Sheriff appointed Lord Lieutenant". Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald.
  5. ^ "News - Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant – Thursday 26th October 2017 - Reactec". www.lordlieutenantayrshireandarran.org.uk.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
John Lawrence Duncan
Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran
2017–present
Incumbent