Gerard Quinn is a professor of law at theUniversity of Leeds and at theWallenberg Institute in theUniversity of Lund, Sweden.^[1] He was formerly professor of law atNUI Galway, Ireland, and Director of the university's Centre for Disability Law and Policy at the School of Law. He was appointed to theCouncil of State by thePresident of Ireland,Michael D. Higgins in 2012.^[2]

Quinn was a graduate of University College, Galway and he was called to the Irish Bar in 1983. He was awarded a masters (LLM) and doctorate in law (SJD) fromHarvard Law School.^[3] He is an authority on comparative disability law and policy.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

In October, 2020, Quinn was appointed by theUnited Nations Human Rights Council as the second UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.^[12] He succeeded the founding rapporteurCatalina Devandas Aguilar of Costa Rica.^[13] Following Quinn's appointment, his ideas on the importance of disability law and policy have been disseminated byOpen Society Foundations,^[14] theEuropean Network on Independent Living.^[15] He was succeeded as rapporteur by the Egyptian parliamentarianHeba Hagrass.^[13]

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