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Catherine MacLeod, Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach

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The Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach
Official portrait, 2026
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
16 January 2026
Personal details
PartyLabour

Catherine Margaret MacLeod, Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach is a British journalist.

Career

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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

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  1. ↑ "Profile: Catherine MacLeod". www.heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Staff, LabourList (10 December 2025). "New Labour peers announced including former Downing Street comms chief". LabourList. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Edinburgh agency adds senior Scots journalists to team". The Herald. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Political Peerages December 2025". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "No. 64971". The London Gazette. 22 January 2026. p. 970.