Michael Chalmers

Biography

Michael Chalmers was Director of OAG and Solicitor to the Advocate General from 17 December 2012 to 16 June 2017.

Education

Michael graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in law (hons) in 1996 and a Masters degree (dist) in International Law and Human Rights in 2011. He enrolled as a solicitor in 1998.

Career

Michael joined the civil service from the private sector in 2005, where he specialised in commercial litigation. Since then he has worked in a variety of roles in government, including:

• Legal adviser in the Scottish government’s Litigation Division, acting in a number of human rights and constitutional cases
• Head of HM Revenue & Customs’ Scottish legal team from 2009 to 2011
• Head of the Advisory and Legislation Division in the Office of the Advocate General