Angela Knight
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Angela Ann Knight (born Angela Ann Cook 31 October 1950) is chief executive of the British Bankers' Association.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Sheffield, she went to the Penrhos College boarding school in Colwyn Bay and Sheffield High School.
Knight was educated at the University of Bristol gaining a BSc in Chemistry and became an engineer, working for Air Products where she became a Product Development Manager for nitrogen. She went on to set up and was chief executive of Cook & Knight Metallurgical Processors Ltd - a specialist contract heat treatment company treating precision engineering components. She served as a councillor on Sheffield City Council from 1987 to 1992.
[edit] Parliamentary career
She entered Parliament in 1992 as MP for Erewash from 1992 to 1997, when she lost the seat to Labour's Liz Blackman. She was Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 1995 to 1997, being responsible for bringing in the £2 coin.
[edit] Later career
She became Chief Executive of APCIMS (Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers] in September 1997. In April 2007, she became the Chief Executive of the BBA (British Bankers' Association).
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| Preceded by Peter Rost |
Member of Parliament for Erewash 1992–1997 |
Succeeded by Liz Blackman |
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