Katie Ghose
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Katie Ghose is a British
lawyer
and the current Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society
, and former chair of the YES! to Fairer Votes
campaign in the 2011 referendum on the Alternative Vote.
She has worked in campaigns for several third sector organisations including Age UK and Citizens Advice and spent five years as Director of the British Institute of Human Rights.
A campaigner and barrister with a background in human rights law and immigration, Katie Ghose served as a Commissioner on the Independent Asylum Commission from 2006-2008.
Her first book Beyond the Courtroom: a lawyer’s guide to campaigning was published by Legal Action Group in 2005.
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...
lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and the current Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society
Electoral Reform Society
The Electoral Reform Society is a political pressure group based in the United Kingdom which promotes electoral reform. It is believed to be the oldest organisation concerned with electoral systems in the world.-Aims:...
, and former chair of the YES! to Fairer Votes
YES! To Fairer Votes
YES! To Fairer Votes was the political campaign in the United Kingdom, whose purpose was to persuade the public to vote in favour of the Alternative Vote in the referendum on Thursday, 5 May 2011.-Structure:...
campaign in the 2011 referendum on the Alternative Vote.
She has worked in campaigns for several third sector organisations including Age UK and Citizens Advice and spent five years as Director of the British Institute of Human Rights.
A campaigner and barrister with a background in human rights law and immigration, Katie Ghose served as a Commissioner on the Independent Asylum Commission from 2006-2008.
Her first book Beyond the Courtroom: a lawyer’s guide to campaigning was published by Legal Action Group in 2005.