Andrew Harris

Andrew Harris will begin work in January as HM Coroner for London Inner South, covering the boroughs of Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark. 59-year-old Dr. Harris is dually qualified in medicine and law and has lived in Southwark for 27 years.

He began his professional life as a doctor, training at Trinity College, Cambridge, and St Thomas' Medical School where he won numerous prizes.

He practiced locally as a pediatrician and then became a local GP, building up a leading teaching practice before being appointed medical director of a local health authority. He went on to hold a series of senior NHS roles. His career in law began in 1998 when he gained an LLB, going on to be awarded an LLM in 2002 in public law receiving a distinction for his dissertation.