Suzi Leather

Leather in 2011

Dame Susan Catherine Leather, DBE, DL (born 5 April 1956[1]), known as Suzi Leather, was chair of the Charity Commission from 1 August 2006 [2] to 31 July 2012.[3] She was succeeded by William Shawcross. Previously she chaired the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.[1] She was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in January 2006.[1]

She was appointed to 13 quango posts under the Blair Labour government, and was called the "quango queen" by parts of the press.[4]

  1. ^ a b c The Guardian profile: Suzi Leather by Sarah Boseley, The Guardian, 12 May 2006; accessed 15 June 2014.
  2. ^ Dame Suzi Leather to chair the Charity Commission, PublicTechnology.net, 20 June 2006; accessed 15 June 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Quango queen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Christopher Booker, "Fat-cat sisterhood part two - I name the Empress of Excess", Daily Telegraph, 23 Jan 2016