Grenville Cross
Grenville Cross | |
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| Director of Public Prosecutions | |
| In office 15 October 1997 – 21 October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Nguyen |
| Succeeded by | Ian McWalters |
| Vice-Chairman of IAP Senate | |
| In office 26 June 2011 – 24 September 2023 | |
| Chairman, Standing Committee, Prosecutors in Difficulty, IAP | |
| Assumed office 26 April 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1951 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Elaine YL Tsui |
| Residence(s) | Hong Kong and Macao |
| Alma mater | Culford School University of Southampton Middle Temple |
| Profession | Barrister-at-law Academic Author |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 江樂士 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 江乐士 | ||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||
| Vietnamese | Giang Lạc-sĩ | ||||||||||||
Ian Grenville Cross GBS KC SC (Chinese: 江樂士, born 15 June 1951) is a British barrister who was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) of Hong Kong on 15 October 1997, and held this post for over 12 years, until 21 October 2009. He was the first DPP to be appointed after the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 1997, and the appointment signalled that suitably qualified expatriates who were committed to Hong Kong still had a role to play in government in the post-colonial era. A career prosecutor, Cross was the seventh holder of the post since its creation in 1979, and the longest serving. On 26 June 2011, he was elected the vice-chairman (Senate) of the International Association of Prosecutors, of which he is a Senator-for-Life.