Kathleen Tattersall

Kathleen Tattersall
Chair and Chief Regulator of Ofqual
In office
April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08) – July 2, 2010 (2010-07-02)
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
David Cameron
Education SecretaryEd Balls
Michael Gove
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byAmanda Spielman (2011)[a]
Personal details
Born(1942-04-11)11 April 1942
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Died23 January 2013(2013-01-23) (aged 70)
Aughton, Lancashire, England
Domestic partnerGeraldine Boocock
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
OccupationEducationalist
a. ^ Office vacant from July 3, 2010 to July 13, 2011

Kathleen Tattersall OBE (11 April 1942 – 23 January 2013) was a British educationalist, specialising in examination administration. She was the leader of five examination boards in the United Kingdom before becoming the first head of exams regulator Ofqual.