Barbara Mills | |
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Director of Public Prosecutions | |
In office 1992–1998 | |
Preceded by | Sir Alan Green |
Succeeded by | Sir David Calvert-Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Barbara Jean Warnock 10 August 1940 Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, England |
Died | 28 May 2011 | (aged 70)
Resting place | Highgate Cemetery, London, England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Education | St. Helen's School |
Alma mater | Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford |
Occupation | Barrister |
Dame Barbara Jean Lyon Mills DBE, QC (née Warnock; 10 August 1940 – 28 May 2011) was a British barrister. She held various senior public appointments including Director of Public Prosecutions, and was widely seen as a pioneer for women gaining such appointments in the higher echelons of the legal profession.[1] At the time of her death she was chair of the Professional Oversight Board.[1]