Andrew Murdoch

Biography

Andrew Murdoch is Legal Director at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He was Acting Legal Adviser at the FCDO during March and April 2022.

Andrew Murdoch joined the Royal Navy in 1990. In 2000 he was called to the Bar, and completed a number of naval legal and operational roles, including at sea and deployed overseas. He served as the International Law Head in the Directorate of Naval Legal Services, before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2011. He has undertaken a number of legal roles in the FCO before his appointment as Legal Director in 2016.

Previous roles in government

  • Acting Legal Adviser