James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern

The Right Honourable The Lord Mackay of Clashfern KT PC FRSE
Official portrait, 2018
Lord Clerk Register
In office 27 April 2007 – November 2022
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Preceded by	The Earl of Wemyss
Succeeded by	Lady Elish Angiolini
Shadow Lord Chancellor
In office 2 May 1997 – 11 June 1997
Leader	John Major
Preceded by	The Lord Irvine of Lairg
Succeeded by	The Lord Kingsland
Lord Chancellor
In office 28 October 1987 – 2 May 1997
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher John Major
Preceded by	The Lord Havers
Succeeded by	The Lord Irvine of Lairg
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office 1 October 1985 – 28 October 1987
Preceded by	The Lord Fraser of Tullybelton
Succeeded by	The Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle
Lord Advocate
In office 5 May 1979 – 16 May 1984
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Ronald King Murray
Succeeded by	The Lord Cameron of Lochbroom
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 11 July 1979 – 22 July 2022 Life peerage
Personal details
Born	(1927-07-02) 2 July 1927 (age 97) Edinburgh, Scotland
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Elizabeth Hymers (m. 1958)
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh Trinity College, Cambridge

James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern (born 2 July 1927)^[1] is a British lawyer. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Lord Advocate, and Lord Chancellor (1987–1997). He was formerly an active member of the House of Lords, where he sat as a Conservative; he retired from the House on 22 July 2022.^[2]