Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby, PC, QC, was Lord Advocate for Scotland from February 24, 2000 until his resignation on October 4 2006. On April 11, 2006, Downing Street announced that Colin Boyd would take a seat as a crossbench life peer; however he took the Labour whip after resigning as Lord Advocate. He was formally introduced into the House of Lords on July 3, 2006.

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  • Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby, PC, QC, was Lord Advocate for Scotland from February 24, 2000 until his resignation on October 4 2006. On April 11, 2006, Downing Street announced that Colin Boyd would take a seat as a crossbench life peer; however he took the Labour whip after resigning as Lord Advocate. He was formally introduced into the House of Lords on July 3, 2006. On the day SNP leader, Alex Salmond, was elected First Minister of Scotland it was reported that Boyd is quitting the Scottish Bar to become a part-time consultant with public law solicitors, Dundas & Wilson. He told The Herald: "This is a first. I don't think a Lord Advocate has ever done this - left the Bar and become a solicitor. " Boyd remains a Queen's Counsel and continues to sit in the House of Lords.
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  • Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby, PC, QC, was Lord Advocate for Scotland from February 24, 2000 until his resignation on October 4 2006. On April 11, 2006, Downing Street announced that Colin Boyd would take a seat as a crossbench life peer; however he took the Labour whip after resigning as Lord Advocate. He was formally introduced into the House of Lords on July 3, 2006.
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  • Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby
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