Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone
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The Right Honourable
The Baroness Young of Old Scone |
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| Born | 8 April 1948 |
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| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour (until 2000) |
Barbara Scott Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone (born 8 April 1948) sits on the cross benches in the House of Lords. She was created a life peer in 1997 as Baroness Young of Old Scone, of Old Scone in Perth and Kinross.[1]
Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced the appointment of Baroness Young as chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on 15 April 2008.[2]
The announcement followed an independent recruitment exercise conducted by the Appointments Commission and a pre-appointment scrutiny hearing by the Health Select Committee, which subsequently endorsed Barbara Young for appointment as the CQC chair.
Prior to taking up the post of chair of the CQC, Barbara Young was the chief executive of the Environment Agency (2000 – May 2008), an appointment which led to her becoming a cross-bencher in the House of Lords; previously she had taken the Labour Party whip. Other posts she has held include chair of English Nature; vice chairman of the BBC; board member of AWG plc; chief executive of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and of a number of local health authorities, including Parkside Health Authority.
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- ^ London Gazette: no. 54942, p. 12601, 10 November 1997. Retrieved on 2009-05-25.
- ^ Department of Health (2008-05-15). Care Quality Commission Chair announced. Press release. http://nds.coi.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=367566&NewsAreaID=2. Retrieved on 2008-09-16.
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