Education
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (Master of Arts History)
Bryn Mawr College, United States
Benenden School, Kent
Oxford High School.
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Anna Walker
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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. 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 Timothy Walker former director general of the Health and Safety Executive, and former Third Church Estates Commissioner with whom she has three adult children.
She is the daughter of Lord Butterworth.
September 2009- Trustee, Young Epilepsy 2009- chair, Office of Rail Regulation 2004-2009 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.
Membership
In this role, Walker was the IRG-Rail Chair for 2013. The members of IRG-Rail consist of the independent Regulatory Bodies of twenty-one countries inside and outside the European Union. She has been a member of Consumer Focus since 1 October 2008.
