Iain Macleod (lawyer)

{{Short description|British lawyer}}

Sir Iain Macleod, {{postnominals|country=GBR|GCMG}} is a British lawyer who served as Legal Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2011 to 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/iain-macleod|title=Sir Iain Macleod KCMG|publisher=GOV.UK|access-date=4 June 2022}}

Macleod was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2017 New Year Honours.{{London Gazette|issue=61803|date=31 December 2016|page=N3|supp=1}} He was promoted to Knight Grand Cross (GCMG) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to the international rule of law and to legal services across HM Government.{{London Gazette|issue=63714|date=2 June 2022|page=B3|supp=1}}

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