Answer the following question: Facts: - successor: the lord falconer of thoroton - party: labour - spouse: alison mary mcnair - primeminister: tony blair - office: lord chancellor - predecessor: the lord mackay of clashfern - term end: 12 june 2003 - term start: 2 may 1997 - birth date: 23 june 1940 - name: the lord irvine of lairg - birth place: inverness , united kingdom - alma mater: university of glasgow Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of derry irvine , baron irvine of lairg .
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alexander andrew mackay irvine , baron irvine of lairg , pc , qc -lrb- born 23 june 1940 -rrb- , known as derry irvine , is a british lawyer , judge , and political figure who served as lord chancellor under his former pupil barrister , tony blair .