Margaret Elliott,

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(''née'' Trainor; born 20 March 1951) is a Northern Irish solicitor and businesswoman.

Early life and family

Elliott was born on 20 March 1951, the daughter of Malachy and Kathleen Trainor. In 1973, she married Acheson Elliott and has two sons and one daughter.

Career

Elliott graduated from

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with a law degree (LLB) in 1973 and has been practising as a private solicitor in Northern Ireland since 1976. As of 2017, she is a senior partner in the

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-based law firm Elliott Trainor Partnership."Elliott, Margaret"
''Who's Who 2017'' (A & C Black; online edition, Oxford University Press, November 2016). Retrieved 18 November 2017. Elliott served as president of the

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for the year 1989–90. The following legal year, she was Chairman of Legal Aid Northern Ireland. Outside of the legal sphere, she has been Non-executive Director at

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, Oaklee Housing Association and the ''

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'' (of which she is also a governor). She was a Fair Employment Commissioner between 1993 and 1996, a Civil Service Commissioner from 1995 to 2006, and Chairman of the Trustees of National Museums and Galleries Northern Ireland for ten years (1998–2008). In 1999, she was appointed Commander of the

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(CBE) for "services to business"."The Queen's Birthday Honours: Civil List – CBE, GBE, DBE and KBE"
''BBC News'', 12 June 1999. Retrieved 18 November 2017.

References

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