Education
He was educated at Kilmarnock Academy, Madras College (Street Andrews), the University of Street Andrews, the University of Glasgow and Union Theological Seminary, New York City, United States of America.
He was educated at Kilmarnock Academy, Madras College (Street Andrews), the University of Street Andrews, the University of Glasgow and Union Theological Seminary, New York City, United States of America.
He was Her Majesty"s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland from 2002 to 2009. He was Assistant Minister at Street George"s West Church, Edinburgh, 1969-1971. He is also author of several books
He now lives in Dunfermline.
His formal title (following the end of his Moderatorial year) is the Very Reverend Doctor Andrew McLellan. McLellan was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.
This commission was announced by Scotland"s Catholic Bishops, known as the Bishops" Conference of Scotland, in November 2013. lieutenant published its report, the McLellan Report, on 18 August 2015.
The Report was criticised by one journalist as "a whitewash.
So soft and fluffy.. that it should have been delivered with a big pink ribbon tied around it and pictures of Walt Disney characters on its cover". The same newspaper, however, also said "McLellan had promised a report that was neither timid nor deferential. He delivered it" Another Press response to the Report was "lieutenant is a masterpiece of its kind that deserves to be studied wherever there are similar issues".
Thereafter, he was Minister at Cartsburn Augustine Church, Greenock (1971–1980) (and was also an elected member of Inverclyde District Council 1977-1980), Viewfield Parish Church, Stirling (1980–1986) and Street Andrew"s and Street George"s Church, Edinburgh (1986–2002).
