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Shami Chakrabarti

(1969-), Lawyer and human rights campaigner; director of Liberty; life peer

Sharmishta ('Shami') Chakrabarti, Baroness Chakrabarti

Sitter in 4 portraits
Labour Party politician and member of the House of Lords. Shami Chakrabarti was formerly Director of the human rights pressure group Liberty (2003-16). She studied Law and became a barrister before joining the Home Office Legal Adviser's Branch in 1996. In 1998 she was one of the officials responsible for the implementation of the Human Rights Act. Chakrabarti was Chancellor of Oxford Brooks University (2008-15) and the University of Essex (2013-17). She was created a life peer in 2016.

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Shami Chakrabarti, by Gillian Wearing - NPG 6923

Shami Chakrabarti

by Gillian Wearing
gelatin silver print, 2011
On display in Room 32 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6923

Mask of Shami Chakrabarti, by Gillian Wearing - NPG L291

Mask of Shami Chakrabarti

by Gillian Wearing
wax, paint and glass, 2011
On display in Room 32 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L291

'Work in Progress', - NPG 7145

'Work in Progress'

acrylic on paper collaged on panels, 2021-2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7145

Shami Chakrabarti, by Neil Drabble - NPG x127774

Shami Chakrabarti

by Neil Drabble
chromogenic print, 11 May 2005
NPG x127774

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