Catherine MacLeod, Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach
The Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 16 January 2026 | |
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| Party | Labour |
Catherine Margaret MacLeod, Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach is a British journalist.
Career
Catherine MacLeod was former political editor of The Herald and was a special adviser to Alistair Darling when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer.[1] She is a visiting professor at King's College London and Non-Executive Director at the Scotland Office.[2] In 2024, she joined Charlotte Street Partners as a senior adviser.[3] She was given a life peerage in December as part of the 2025 Political Peerages; she was created as Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach, of Lochaber in the County of Inverness-shire on 16 January 2026.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Profile: Catherine MacLeod". www.heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ Staff, LabourList (2025-12-10). "New Labour peers announced including former Downing Street comms chief". LabourList. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "Edinburgh agency adds senior Scots journalists to team". The Herald. 2024-04-22. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ^ "Political Peerages December 2025". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ^ "No. 64971". The London Gazette. 22 January 2026. p. 970.