Douglas Wilson KC (Hon) OBE
Biography
Douglas Wilson KC (Hon) OBE is the Director General of the Attorney General바카라 사이트™s Office, appointed in May 2021.
Previously, he spent four and a half years in cyber agency GCHQ as Director of Legal Affairs and International Relations, serving on the Board as part of the senior leadership.
In 2020 he spent 7 months as Acting Director of General Strategy which involved oversight of GCHQ바카라 사이트™s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and of GCHQ바카라 사이트™s pitch to the Integrated Review and Spending Review settlement.
Doug was previously Legal Director at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and before that Head of International and European Law at the Attorney General바카라 사이트™s Office. Doug spent nearly 4 years at the UK Mission to the United Nations in New York, first in a legal role and then in the UK바카라 사이트™s Security Council Team. Doug was previously posted to the British Embassy in Baghdad as Legal Adviser and Head of the Human Rights and Justice Section and has served in various home postings as an Assistant Legal Adviser in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Doug did pupillage at 20 Essex Street Chambers and qualified as a barrister in London, having studied law at Glasgow, Copenhagen, and Cambridge.
Director General of the Attorney General's Office (AGO)
The Director General of the Attorney General바카라 사이트™s Office (AGO) heads a team of 55-60 legal, policy and corporate professionals, who support the Attorney General and Solicitor General across the range of their functionss.
Previous roles in government
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Legal Director