Anna Walker

Anna Walker CB (born 1951) is a British civil servant. She is currently chief executive of the Healthcare Commission [http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/aboutus/whoarewe/seniormanagement.cfm Healthcare Commission - Senior management] ] . She will be a member of the new National Consumer Council from 1 October 2008 [ [http://www.ncc.org.uk/about_ncc/merger.php National Consumer Council - Merger news] ] .

Walker is married to Tim Walker, former director general of the Health and Safety Executivecite journal |quotes= |last= |first= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2008 |month=September |title=A life less ordinary: Anna Walker |journal=Public |volume= |issue= |pages=52 |publisher="The Guardian" |location= |issn= |pmid= |pmc= |doi= |bibcode= |oclc= |id= |url= |language= |format= |accessdate= |laysummary= |laysource= |laydate= |quote=] , with whom she has three adult children [cite news | author = John Carvel | publisher = "The Guardian" | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2006/oct/11/health.healthandwellbeing | title = Standards bearer | date = 2006-10-11 | accessdate = 2008-09-12] . She is the daughter of the late Lord Butterworth.

Career

*2004- chief executive, Healthcare Commission
*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

Education

*Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (MA History)
*Bryn Mawr College, US
*Benenden School, Kent
*Oxford High School

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