Ann Abraham | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration Health Service Commissioner for England | |
| In office 4 November 2002 – 31 December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Buckley |
| Succeeded by | Dame Julie Mellor |
| Health Service Commissioner for Wales | |
| In office 4 November 2002 – 30 September 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Buckley |
| Succeeded by | Adam Peat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1952 |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Bedford College, London |
Ann Abraham (born 25 August 1952)[1] is a public servant who was the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and Health Service Commissioner for England (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman) between 2002 and 2011.
Ann Abraham was born in 1952 and attended Kingsfield Grammar School in Bristol. She studied at Bedford College, London, graduating in German and philosophy in 1974.
She was a housing manager between 1979 and 1980, first for Tower Hamlets Council and then for Islington Council. She then joined the Housing Corporation in 1981, serving until 1990 as a regional director and then operations director. She became the Chief executive of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux in 1991, serving until 1997, when she became the Legal Services Ombudsman.