Anne Margaret Wright (born 26 July 1946) is a British academic and academic administrator. She was educated at

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

(BA English, 1967; PhD, 1970). She was a Lecturer in English at

Lancaster University Lancaster University (legally The University of Lancaster) is a public university, public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several pla ...

from 1969 to 1971 then Senior Lecturer in Modern English at Hatfield Polytchnic (now the University of Hertfordshire) from 1971 to 84. She served as Vice Chancellor of the University of Sunderland from 1992 to 1998. She was Chair of the

National Lottery Commission The National Lottery Commission was an organisation set up on 1 April 1999 under the National Lottery Act 1998 to regulate the United Kingdom's National Lottery. It replaced the Director General and the Office of the National Lottery (Oflot). On 1 ...

2005 to 2013. She was made a CBE in 1997.

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1946 births Living people Alumni of King's College London Academics of Lancaster University Vice-Chancellors by university in England People associated with the University of Sunderland Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Place of birth missing (living people) Women academic administrators {{England-academic-administrator-stub