Juliet Wheldon
Encyclopedia
Dame Juliet Louise Wheldon DCB
, QC
(born 26 March 1950) is a British
civil servant, currently (as of 2009) the legal adviser to Mervyn King
, the Governor of the Bank of England
. From July 2000 until 2006 she was the first British woman to serve as Treasury Solicitor/Head of the Government Legal Service. In 2008 she was named as one of The Times Law 100.
in 1975.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, QC
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(born 26 March 1950) is a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
civil servant, currently (as of 2009) the legal adviser to Mervyn King
Mervyn King (economist)
An ex-officio member of the Bank's interest-rate setting Monetary Policy Committee since its inception in 1997, Sir Mervyn is the only person to have taken part in every one of its monthly meetings to date. His voting style is often seen as "hawkish", a perspective that emphasises the dangers of...
, the Governor of the Bank of England
Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world...
. From July 2000 until 2006 she was the first British woman to serve as Treasury Solicitor/Head of the Government Legal Service. In 2008 she was named as one of The Times Law 100.
Education
Wheldon attended the Sherborne School For Girls and Oxford University, where she read history, before being called to the Bar from Gray's InnGray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1975.
Career
- Department of the Treasury Solicitor (1976–83), Advisory Division
- Law Officers' Department (1983–84)
- Department of the Treasury Solicitor (1984–86), Assistant Legal Secretary
- Law Officers' Department (1986–87)
- Department of the Treasury Solicitor (1987–89), Legal Adviser
- Law Officers' Department (1989–97), Legal Secretary
- Home Office (1997–2000), Legal Adviser
- HM Procurator General Office, Treasury Solicitor/Head of the Government Legal Service (2000–06)
Honours
- Commander of the Order of the BathOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(2004) - Queen's Counsel (Hon.)Queen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(1997) - Dame Commander of the Order of the BathOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(2004)