Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich

Who is Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich?

Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich, CBE is a British surgeon, professor, politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords. McColl was made a Life Peer for his work for disabled people in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 1989. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister John Major from 1994-97. From 1997 to 2000 he was a Shadow Minister for Health. He is also a trustee and surgeon to the international charity Mercy Ships

McColl was educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow, and St. Paul's School, London. He studied medicine at the University of London and was Professor of surgery at Guy's Hospital until 1998. He is a Fellow of King's College London, where he continues to teach on the Guy's Campus. Recently, McColl has become an advocate to stop the global crime of human trafficking.