Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton

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For other people called Sally Morgan, see Sally Morgan. For other people called Baroness Morgan, see Baroness Morgan.

Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton (born 28 June 1959), is a British Labour Party politician. She is the former Chair of Ofsted.[1][2]

Early life

Morgan was educated at Belvedere School for Girls, Liverpool, and at Durham University, where she graduated in 1980 with a BA in geography. After taking a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) at King's College London in 1981, she worked as a teacher from 1981–1985. She later received an MA in Education from the Institute of Education, London. In the early 1980s, she was active in student politics. As a member of the National Organisation of Labour Students, she was an active member of the British Youth Council Executive Committee.[1][3]

Career

From 1985, she worked for the Labour Party under John Smith and Tony Blair before joining Blair's political office in 10 Downing Street following the 1997 general election.[3] She was made a life peer as Baroness Morgan of Huyton, of Huyton in the County of Merseyside, on 20 June 2001.[4]

She was Minister of State for Women in the Cabinet Office from June to November 2001 before rejoining 10 Downing Street as Director of Government Relations.[5] She left Downing Street in 2005.[3]

In April 2006 she was appointed a board member of the Olympic Delivery Authority. In November 2005 she was appointed as a non-executive director of The Carphone Warehouse Group plc,[6] as well as being a non-executive director of TalkTalk from 2005 to 2010 and Southern Cross Healthcare from 2006 to 2011, and on the Lloyds Pharmacy health care advisory panel.[7][8] She also serves as Advisor to the Board of the children's charity Absolute Return for Kids (ARK)[6] and has been chair of the board of Trustees of The Future Leaders Trust since 2006.[9]

In 2007 and 2008 Morgan chaired an inquiry into young adult volunteering, named The Morgan Inquiry, sponsored by the All-Party Parliamentary Scout Group and supported by The Scout Association.[10]

She was appointed chair of Ofsted by the Conservative-led government from March 2011 and will leave that post in autumn 2014, following her non-reappointment for a second three-year term. In February 2014 she stated that "there is an absolutely determined effort from Number 10 that Conservative supporters will be appointed to public bodies", instigating a political debate on the matter.[2][11] The government responded by saying that they recruit on merit.

Personal life

She is married with two children.[3]

References

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