Anne Mackenzie-Stuart

Anne, Lady Mackenzie-Stuart (born 7 June 1930, Edinburgh — died 14 October 2008, Edinburgh) was a Scottish pro-European Union activist.

Born as Anne Millar, the daughter of a solicitor, she grew up in Edinburgh. She spent part of World War II as an evacuee at Bridge of Allan. She attended the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1951 (MA, LLB). In the 1960s she earned her LLM degree at the Centre of European Governmental Studies from the University where she met her future husband, fellow student, Alexander "Jack" Mackenzie-Stuart, the future Baron Mackenzie-Stuart.^[1]

In 1972, her husband was named as a British judge at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. He would ultimately advance to the presidency of that court. The Mackenzie-Stuarts remained in Luxembourg until 1988, when they returned to Scotland.^[1]

Lady Mackenzie-Stuart maintained her interest in “[all] things European” and became vice-chairman of the European Movement in Scotland, campaigning vigorously to convince the Scottish people of the advantages of membership in the European Union. She had held staunchly pro-European Movement views since she was a young woman in 1947, after viewing the devastation wrought in London by the Blitzkrieg.

Affiliations

She was a supporter of the Europa Institute at Edinburgh University's College of Law.

Death

Lady Mackenzie-Stuart died in 2008, aged 78, from undisclosed causes. She was survived by four daughters and four granddaughters, as well as her brother, Fergus Millar.^[2]

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