Professor Lesley Sawers has been reappointed by Liz Truss, the Minister for Women and Equalities, as Scotland Commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) until March 2025. Sawers has been in this role since March 2016.
The EHRC is Great Britain’s designated equality body and ‘A-rated’ National Human Rights Institution. Sawers has 30 years of experience working in the public, private and third sector. Her skills and experience include work on strategy, organisational change, executive management, socio-economic development, strategic communications and stakeholder engagement.
Commenting on the reappointment, Sawers stated: “As Great Britain continues to navigate the pandemic, and as we consider our recovery and renewal, EHRC has a crucial role to ensure that equality and human rights are at the centre of our shared vision to build our society and our economy back better, fairer and stronger. I am delighted to be reappointed as the Scotland Commissioner for EHRC and Chair of the Commission’s Scotland Committee; and I look forward to the task ahead.”
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