Anna Walker
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For the British television presenter, see Anna Walker (television presenter).
The Honourable Anna Walker CB (born 1951) is a British civil servant and regulator of services. She succeeded Chris Bolt as chair of the Office of Rail Regulation on 5 July 2009 when Bolt's five-year term of office expired.[1] She has been a member of Consumer Focus since 1 October 2008.[2][3]
She was Chief Executive of the Healthcare Commission from its formation on 1 April 2004 until 31 March 2009, when its functions in England were broadly subsumed by the Care Quality Commission.
Walker is married to Tim Walker, former director general of the Health and Safety Executive,[4] with whom she has three adult children.[5] She is the daughter of the late Lord Butterworth.[4]
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[edit] Career
- September 2009- Trustee, National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy
- 2009- chair, Office of Rail Regulation[1]
- 2004-2009 chief executive, Healthcare Commission[2]
- 2001-2003 director-general for rural affairs, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- 1998-2001 director general for energy, Department of Trade and Industry
- 1994-1997 deputy director-general, Oftel
- 1975-1994 civil servant, mostly at Department of Trade and Industry
- 1972-1973 British Council
[edit] Education
- Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (MA History)
- Bryn Mawr College, US
- Benenden School, Kent
- Oxford High School
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Anna Walker announced as ORR Chairman designate" (Press release). Office of Rail Regulation. 2009-03-26. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.9554. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ a b Healthcare Commission - Senior management
- ^ National Consumer Council - Merger news
- ^ a b "A life less ordinary: Anna Walker". Public (The Guardian): 52. September 2008.
- ^ John Carvel (2006-10-11). "Standards bearer". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2006/oct/11/health.healthandwellbeing. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
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