Keir Starmer Politician

Sir Keir Starmer, KCB, QC (born 2 September 1962) is a British barrister who was the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) from 2008 to 2013. He previously prosecuted numerous cases for the CPS during his career, specialising as a defence lawyer with expertise in human rights law.

Personal facts

Keir Starmer
Birth dateSeptember 02, 1962
Birth place
Southwark
Nationality
United Kingdom
Education
University of Oxford
St Edmund Hall Oxford
University of Leeds

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Office holder

appointer
officeDirector of Public Prosecutions
successor
Alison Saunders

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External resources

  1. http://www.cps.gov.uk/about/dpp.html
  2. http://www.keirstarmer.com